Skip to comments.
Saturn's 'Ice Queen' Moon Helene Shimmers in New Photo
Space.com ^
| 21 June 2011
| Mike Wall
Posted on 07/02/2011 5:54:14 PM PDT by Windflier
Saturn's small moon Helene shines like a regal ice queen in a dazzling new photo from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
Cassini photographed the icy Helene on June 18 during a close flyby of the frigid world. At one point, Cassini zoomed to within 4,330 miles (6,968 kilometers) of Helene — the second-closest approach to the moon of the entire mission, researchers said.
Helene is an irregularly shaped world 22 miles (35 kilometers) wide. It orbits Saturn at an average distance of about 234,500 miles (377,000 km), roughly the same distance that separates Earth from our own moon. NASA officials called the moon Saturn's "ice queen" when releasing the new photo. [More Saturn moon and ring photos]
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; helene; saturn; science; space
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-51 last
To: 17th Miss Regt
LOL! I’ll never look at him the same way again! :)
41
posted on
07/03/2011 5:51:07 AM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: free me
Thank you for all that information. I was rather waxing poetic in pointing out that lunatic comes from the word Luna which is a name given to the Moon by some groups and was in vogue during the Middle Ages. Just saying.
42
posted on
07/03/2011 7:42:28 AM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(You know they invented wheelbarrows to teach FAA inspectors to walk on their hind legs.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin; cripplecreek; dadgum
Our moon is named Luna?
Isn't that like naming your dog Canine? Reminds me of that Jimmy Stewart movie where one of his sons is named Boy.
43
posted on
07/03/2011 7:48:31 AM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: SkyDancer
Oh I know! Your post made me curious so I googled it and just posted the reply to you as an FYI to all.
Interesting stuff.
44
posted on
07/03/2011 8:33:47 AM PDT
by
free me
(Sarah Palin 2012 - GAME ON!!)
To: free me
Thanks though for posting that ....
45
posted on
07/03/2011 8:49:04 AM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(You know they invented wheelbarrows to teach FAA inspectors to walk on their hind legs.)
To: Texas Eagle
I had a dog named Dog once, LOL!
46
posted on
07/03/2011 9:38:02 AM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
47
posted on
07/03/2011 2:58:41 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(It's the Obamacare, stupid! -- Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
To: Colonel_Flagg; brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; married21; ...
Thanks Colonel_Flagg. It makes a nice "extra extra" for the APoD list.
48
posted on
07/03/2011 3:00:34 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(It's the Obamacare, stupid! -- Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
To: Jack Hydrazine; ELS; TheOldLady; Vaquero; originalbuckeye; Kevmo; LuvFreeRepublic; ...
49
posted on
07/04/2011 3:41:56 PM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(Birthers are just as bad as the 9/11 Truthers..)
To: Charles Henrickson
50
posted on
07/05/2011 4:17:54 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(SEAL SIX makes me proud to have been playing SOCOM since 2003.)
To: free me
It will also help distinguish where people are from once humans become a space-faring race.
“I want to journey to the Sol system, just to see what it’s like.”
Stuff like that I guess.
51
posted on
07/05/2011 4:27:00 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(SEAL SIX makes me proud to have been playing SOCOM since 2003.)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-51 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson
