Space Image: Rings, Titan and Enceladus
Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 06:30
in Astronomy & Space
Saturns icy moon Enceladus hangs below the gas giants rings while Titan lurks in the background, in this new image taken by the Cassini spacecraft. Faint detail of the tiger stripe markings can be seen on Enceladus surface, which is framed against Titan, Saturns largest moon. With jets of water ice and vapour streaming from Enceladus south pole, and liquid hydrocarbon lakes pooling beneath Titans thick atmosphere, these are two of Saturns most enigmatic moons.