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Dione in profile against Saturn. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
1 posted on 08/19/2015 11:35:44 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Selene Dione


2 posted on 08/19/2015 11:44:36 AM PDT by GeronL (Cruz is for real, 100%)
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To: BenLurkin

“Cassini passed just 474 kilometers (295 miles) above the surface of the icy moon on Monday, August 17th”

474 km is pretty much zero in astronomical terms. (Unless it’s a meteorite that missed you!)

Spectacular.


3 posted on 08/19/2015 11:46:14 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (This space for rent.)
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