Saturn’s Moons by Cassini–Huygens spacecraft ...

Saturn’s Moons by Cassini–Huygens spacecraft

From a billion miles away, the Cassini spacecraft continues to send spectacular images of Saturn and its moons.

Cassini has been flying since 1997 and arrived at Saturn in 2004 after flybys of Earth, Venus and Jupiter.

The moon Tethys makes its way around Saturn. Read More http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/cassini-gallery/11/#ixzz0zv6sFGCB

Moons Tethys and Rhea are visible beyond Saturns southern hemisphere. Read More http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/cassini-gallery/8/#ixzz0zv76awhu

On the night side of Saturn, the planet casts a dark shadow over its rings. Read More http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/cassini-gallery/#ixzz0zv7f4b8x

The moon Janus is above the rings, and Saturns second largest moon Rhea is below, partially obscured. Read More http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/cassini-gallery/10/#ixzz0zv7piQRl

The larger Rhea looms over its sibling moon Epimetheus with Saturn and its rings in the background. Read More http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/cassini-gallery/3/#ixzz0zv8FbQu4

Enceladus the Cryovolcanic Moon

Cassini did a flyby of the 50-mile-wide Pandora moon on June 3, 2010. Read More http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/cassini-gallery/7/#ixzz0zv8jwI6P

In the rings on the left, the moon Daphnis (5 miles across) affects ring material as it orbits. Read More http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/cassini-gallery/2/#ixzz0zv8sVhMH

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