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Saturn’s Moon Dione May Have Been Active Like Enceladus

From a JPL press release: From a distance, most of the Saturnian moon Dione resembles a bland cueball. Thanks to…

11 years ago

A Color View of Darling Dione

Color-composite of Dione made from raw Cassini images acquired on Dec. 23, 2012. (NASA/JPL/SSI. Composite by J. Major.) Although made…

12 years ago

Exploration at its Finest: Cassini Visits Dione

[/caption] After completing its most recent flyby of Enceladus, Cassini made a pass by Dione -- its final visit of…

13 years ago

Postcards From Saturn

[/caption] Over the past few days NASA's Cassini spacecraft has performed flybys of several of Saturn's moons. From the ostentatious…

13 years ago

Two Moons In Passing

[/caption] Saturn’s moon Tethys passes in front of its slightly larger sister Dione in this animation made from 25 raw images…

13 years ago

Colorful Holiday Treats from Saturn

[/caption] "Hey! Look what our Santa at Saturn has sent our way!" said Carolyn Porco, the Cassini imaging team lead,…

13 years ago

Ride Along with Rhea

[/caption] Assembled from 29 raw images taken by the Cassini orbiter on Monday, April 25, this animation brings us along…

14 years ago

Cassini Provides Stunning New Looks at Several Moons

[/caption] The Cassini spacecraft recently had a mini 'grand tour' of several of Saturn's moons and just sent back some…

14 years ago

Double Moon Illusion

[/caption] We've all experienced the Moon Illusion, where our own full Moon looks bigger when seen on the Earth's horizon.…

14 years ago

Stunning New Images From Cassini’s Close Flyby of Rhea

Jia-Rui C. Cook from the Cassini team sent out an alert that raw images from Cassini's closest flyby of Saturn's…

14 years ago