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This image offers a first look at infrared radiation coming from the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. A recent flyby by the international Cassini spacecraft reveals that the tiny Saturnian moon, once thought to be cold and dead, appears to have active ice volcanoes.
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This photo, taken by the Cassini spacecraft during a close flyby Feb. 17, 2005, shows Saturn’s moon Enceladus. NASA says the icy moon has a significant atmosphere, possibly created by volcanism, geysers or gases escaping from Enceladus’ surface or interior.
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The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft returned this image of Saturn on May 16, 2004, taken with its imaging science subsystem narrow-angle camera. The image was made using a combination of three filters and was taken at a range of 15.1 million miles. The view is from 13 degrees below the equator. Enceladus, one of Saturn’s 31 known moons, appears near the south pole at the bottom of the image.
