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The hidden face of the Moon seen by the Clementine probe - The far side of the Moon - Mosaic of images obtained in 1994 by the Clementine probe. Mosaic image of the far side of the moon using Clementine data. Mare Moscoviense (dark albedo feature upper left of image center) and South Pole - Aitken Basin (dark feature at bottom) represent maria regions largely absent on the lunar farside

The hidden face of the Moon seen by the Clementine probe - The far side of the Moon - Mosaic of images obtained in 1994 by the Clementine probe. Mosaic image of the far side of the moon using Clementine data. Mare Moscoviense (dark albedo feature upper left of image center) and South Pole - Aitken Basin (dark feature at bottom) represent maria regions largely absent on the lunar farside

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LRO Probe - Artist View - LRO - Artist view - Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a space probe of NASA that will be put into orbit around the Moon in order to map it and identify potential landing sites for sending a human crew around 2020. LRO is expected to be launched in June 2009 with LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite). Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) in Moon orbit. LRO objectives are to find safe landing sites, locate potential resources, characterize the radiation environment, and demonstrate new technology to prepare future human exploration of the Moon. It should be launched in June 2009 with LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) payload aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida

LRO Probe - Artist View - LRO - Artist view - Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a space probe of NASA that will be put into orbit around the Moon in order to map it and identify potential landing sites for sending a human crew around 2020. LRO is expected to be launched in June 2009 with LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite). Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) in Moon orbit. LRO objectives are to find safe landing sites, locate potential resources, characterize the radiation environment, and demonstrate new technology to prepare future human exploration of the Moon. It should be launched in June 2009 with LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) payload aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida

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Methane lake on Titan - Artist view - Titan lake - Artist view - Artist view from the surface of the Titan satellite. The Cassini probe confirmed that methane or ethane lakes exist on its surface. Lakes of liquid methane or exotic hydrocarbons cover the surface of Titan

Methane lake on Titan - Artist view - Titan lake - Artist view - Artist view from the surface of the Titan satellite. The Cassini probe confirmed that methane or ethane lakes exist on its surface. Lakes of liquid methane or exotic hydrocarbons cover the surface of Titan

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Saturn and Mimas seen by the Cassini probe on 04/09/2007 - Saturn and Mimas seen by Cassini spacecraft Sept. 4 2007 - Saturn seen by the Cassini probe on 4/09/2007 at a distance of 2.7 million km from the planet. The Mimas ice satellite is visible under Saturn's rings. The Cassini spacecraft looks beyond Saturn's limb towards the icy face of Mimas, the innermost of the planet's major moons. This view looks toward the sunlit side of the rings from about 3 degrees below the ringplane. Mimas is 396 kilometers (246 miles) across. Images taken using red, green and blue spectral filters were combined to create this natural color view. The images were acquired with the Cassini spacecraft narrow - angle camera on Sept. 4, 2007 at a distance of approximately 2.7 million kilometers (1.7 million miles) from Saturn and 2.8 million kilometers (1.8 million miles) from Mimas. Image scale is 16 kilometers (10 miles) per pixel on Saturn and 17 kilometers (11 miles) per pixel on Mimas

Saturn and Mimas seen by the Cassini probe on 04/09/2007 - Saturn and Mimas seen by Cassini spacecraft Sept. 4 2007 - Saturn seen by the Cassini probe on 4/09/2007 at a distance of 2.7 million km from the planet. The Mimas ice satellite is visible under Saturn's rings. The Cassini spacecraft looks beyond Saturn's limb towards the icy face of Mimas, the innermost of the planet's major moons. This view looks toward the sunlit side of the rings from about 3 degrees below the ringplane. Mimas is 396 kilometers (246 miles) across. Images taken using red, green and blue spectral filters were combined to create this natural color view. The images were acquired with the Cassini spacecraft narrow - angle camera on Sept. 4, 2007 at a distance of approximately 2.7 million kilometers (1.7 million miles) from Saturn and 2.8 million kilometers (1.8 million miles) from Mimas. Image scale is 16 kilometers (10 miles) per pixel on Saturn and 17 kilometers (11 miles) per pixel on Mimas

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Geysers sur Enceladus - Artist view - Enceladus' ice geysers - Artist view - Artist view of the ice jets on the surface of the Enceladus satellite observed by the Cassini probe. It would appear that these particles feed the E-ring of Saturn, the origin of which was previously unknown. Enceladus 'ice geysers - Saturn is in background. Artist view

Geysers sur Enceladus - Artist view - Enceladus' ice geysers - Artist view - Artist view of the ice jets on the surface of the Enceladus satellite observed by the Cassini probe. It would appear that these particles feed the E-ring of Saturn, the origin of which was previously unknown. Enceladus 'ice geysers - Saturn is in background. Artist view

M. Carroll

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Moon: part of the hidden face seen by Clementine - Part of the far side of the moon - Mosaic of images obtained by the Clementine probe in 1994. Part of the visible face appears to the right of the image with the Ocean of Tempetes. At the bottom of the picture the large concentric zone is the East Sea on the hidden face of the Moon. Mosaic image taken by Clementine spacecraft in 1994. The concentric, circular Orientale basin, 600 miles across, is bottom center; the near side is to the right, the far side to the left. At right is the large, dark Oceanus Procellarum

Moon: part of the hidden face seen by Clementine - Part of the far side of the moon - Mosaic of images obtained by the Clementine probe in 1994. Part of the visible face appears to the right of the image with the Ocean of Tempetes. At the bottom of the picture the large concentric zone is the East Sea on the hidden face of the Moon. Mosaic image taken by Clementine spacecraft in 1994. The concentric, circular Orientale basin, 600 miles across, is bottom center; the near side is to the right, the far side to the left. At right is the large, dark Oceanus Procellarum

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LRO Probe - Artist View - LRO - Artist view - Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a space probe of NASA that will be put into orbit around the Moon in order to map it and identify potential landing sites for sending a human crew around 2020. LRO is expected to be launched in June 2009 with LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite). Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) in Moon orbit. LRO objectives are to find safe landing sites, locate potential resources, characterize the radiation environment, and demonstrate new technology to prepare future human exploration of the Moon. It should be launched in June 2009 with LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) payload aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida

LRO Probe - Artist View - LRO - Artist view - Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a space probe of NASA that will be put into orbit around the Moon in order to map it and identify potential landing sites for sending a human crew around 2020. LRO is expected to be launched in June 2009 with LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite). Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) in Moon orbit. LRO objectives are to find safe landing sites, locate potential resources, characterize the radiation environment, and demonstrate new technology to prepare future human exploration of the Moon. It should be launched in June 2009 with LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) payload aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida

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Methane lake on Titan - Artist view - Titan lake - Artist view - Artist view from the surface of the Titan satellite. The Cassini probe confirmed that methane or ethane lakes exist on its surface. Lakes of liquid methane or exotic hydrocarbons cover the surface of Titan

Methane lake on Titan - Artist view - Titan lake - Artist view - Artist view from the surface of the Titan satellite. The Cassini probe confirmed that methane or ethane lakes exist on its surface. Lakes of liquid methane or exotic hydrocarbons cover the surface of Titan

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Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto - The New Horizons spacecraft near Pluto - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Artist's concept of the New Horizons spacecraft as it approaches Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in July 2015. The craft's miniature cameras, radio science experiment, ultraviolet and infrared spectrometers and space plasma experiments will characterize the global geology and geomorphology of Pluto and Charon, map their surface compositions and temperatures, and examine Pluto's atmosphere in detail. The spacecraft's most prominent design feature is a nearly 7 - foot (2.1 - meter) dish antenna, through which it will communicate with Earth from as far as 4.7 billion miles (7.5 billion kilometers) away

Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto - The New Horizons spacecraft near Pluto - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Artist's concept of the New Horizons spacecraft as it approaches Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in July 2015. The craft's miniature cameras, radio science experiment, ultraviolet and infrared spectrometers and space plasma experiments will characterize the global geology and geomorphology of Pluto and Charon, map their surface compositions and temperatures, and examine Pluto's atmosphere in detail. The spacecraft's most prominent design feature is a nearly 7 - foot (2.1 - meter) dish antenna, through which it will communicate with Earth from as far as 4.7 billion miles (7.5 billion kilometers) away

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Saturn and satellites seen by the Cassini probe on 30/01/2008 - Saturn and satellites seen by Cassini spacecraft Jan. 30 2008 - Saturn seen by the Cassini probe on 30 January 2008 at a distance of 1.3 million km from the planet. The Tethys satellite is visible under Saturn's rings and the Titan satellite appears at the top of the picture. Titan emerges from behind Saturn, while Tethys streaks into view, in this colorful scene. Saturn's shadow darkens the far arm of the rings near the planet's limb. Titan is 5,150 kilometers (3,200 miles) wide; Tethys is 1,071 kilometers (665 miles) wide. This view looks toward the unilluminated side of the rings from about 3 degrees above the ringplane. Images taken using red, green and blue spectral filters were combined to create this natural color view. The images were acquired with the Cassini spacecraft wide - angle camera on Jan. 30, 2008 at a distance of approximately 1.3 million kilometers (800,000 miles) from Saturn. Image scale is 77 kilomete

Saturn and satellites seen by the Cassini probe on 30/01/2008 - Saturn and satellites seen by Cassini spacecraft Jan. 30 2008 - Saturn seen by the Cassini probe on 30 January 2008 at a distance of 1.3 million km from the planet. The Tethys satellite is visible under Saturn's rings and the Titan satellite appears at the top of the picture. Titan emerges from behind Saturn, while Tethys streaks into view, in this colorful scene. Saturn's shadow darkens the far arm of the rings near the planet's limb. Titan is 5,150 kilometers (3,200 miles) wide; Tethys is 1,071 kilometers (665 miles) wide. This view looks toward the unilluminated side of the rings from about 3 degrees above the ringplane. Images taken using red, green and blue spectral filters were combined to create this natural color view. The images were acquired with the Cassini spacecraft wide - angle camera on Jan. 30, 2008 at a distance of approximately 1.3 million kilometers (800,000 miles) from Saturn. Image scale is 77 kilomete

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Methane lake on Titan - Artist view - Titan lake - Artist view: Artist view from the surface of the Titan satellite. The Cassini probe confirmed that methane or ethane lakes exist on its surface. Lakes of liquid methane or exotic hydrocarbons cover the surface of Titan

Methane lake on Titan - Artist view - Titan lake - Artist view: Artist view from the surface of the Titan satellite. The Cassini probe confirmed that methane or ethane lakes exist on its surface. Lakes of liquid methane or exotic hydrocarbons cover the surface of Titan

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Moon: part of the hidden face seen by Clementine - Part of the far side of the moon - Mosaic of images obtained by the Clementine probe in 1994. Part of the visible face appears to the left of the image. In the middle and right, part of the hidden face of the Moon; the dark spot on the right is the Sea of Moscow. Mosaic image taken by Clementine spacecraft in 1994. The near side is to the left, the far side to the right. At right is Mare Moscoviense

Moon: part of the hidden face seen by Clementine - Part of the far side of the moon - Mosaic of images obtained by the Clementine probe in 1994. Part of the visible face appears to the left of the image. In the middle and right, part of the hidden face of the Moon; the dark spot on the right is the Sea of Moscow. Mosaic image taken by Clementine spacecraft in 1994. The near side is to the left, the far side to the right. At right is Mare Moscoviense

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Titan, Saturn satellite seen by Cassini - Titan near Saturn seen by Cassini spacecraft - Natural color image of Titan near Saturn blade taken by the Cassini probe on 29 January 2008 at a distance of about 2.3 million km from the satellite. Swathed in its thick blanket of atmosphere, frigid Titan approaches the brilliant limb of Saturn. Images taken using red, green and blue spectral filters were combined to create this natural color view. The images were acquired with the Cassini spacecraft narrow - angle camera on Jan. 29, 2008 at a distance of approximately 2.3 million kilometers (1.4 million miles) from Titan. Image scale is 14 kilometers (8 miles) per pixel

Titan, Saturn satellite seen by Cassini - Titan near Saturn seen by Cassini spacecraft - Natural color image of Titan near Saturn blade taken by the Cassini probe on 29 January 2008 at a distance of about 2.3 million km from the satellite. Swathed in its thick blanket of atmosphere, frigid Titan approaches the brilliant limb of Saturn. Images taken using red, green and blue spectral filters were combined to create this natural color view. The images were acquired with the Cassini spacecraft narrow - angle camera on Jan. 29, 2008 at a distance of approximately 2.3 million kilometers (1.4 million miles) from Titan. Image scale is 14 kilometers (8 miles) per pixel

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Astronauts on Titan - Illustration - Walking a dry gully on Titan - Astronauts explore Titan's surface. Earthlings explore a dry gully on Saturn's moon Titan. In early 2005 the European Space Agency's Huygens probe revealed a surface carved by numerous drainage channels similar to river deltas on Earth. While the exact nature of these channels is not yet known, one theory proposes that Titan's surface of hydrocarbon sediments has been washed from the highlands by methane rain

Astronauts on Titan - Illustration - Walking a dry gully on Titan - Astronauts explore Titan's surface. Earthlings explore a dry gully on Saturn's moon Titan. In early 2005 the European Space Agency's Huygens probe revealed a surface carved by numerous drainage channels similar to river deltas on Earth. While the exact nature of these channels is not yet known, one theory proposes that Titan's surface of hydrocarbon sediments has been washed from the highlands by methane rain

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Titan Radar Map - Titan Surface: The surface of Titan seen on the radar of the Cassini probe. Image centred on the north pole. In blue the lakes and seas of methane and ethane - Radar image of Titan's north polar regions. The regions marked as blue indicate seas (largest areas) and lakes (smaller features). All lakes observed to date lie above 70o latitude

Titan Radar Map - Titan Surface: The surface of Titan seen on the radar of the Cassini probe. Image centred on the north pole. In blue the lakes and seas of methane and ethane - Radar image of Titan's north polar regions. The regions marked as blue indicate seas (largest areas) and lakes (smaller features). All lakes observed to date lie above 70o latitude

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Clouds on the south pole of Titan - Illustration - Clouds over Titan's south pole - Artist's view of methane clouds observed over the south pole of Titan by the Cassini probe in October 2004. In October 2004 the Cassini orbiter revealed for the first time what may be highly reflective (in the infrared at least) methane clouds over Titan's south pole. This image suggests how those clouds may appear from within the cloud deck itself. The Sun is visible immediately above, though from this great distance the Sun appears to be only 1/10th its diameter from Earth

Clouds on the south pole of Titan - Illustration - Clouds over Titan's south pole - Artist's view of methane clouds observed over the south pole of Titan by the Cassini probe in October 2004. In October 2004 the Cassini orbiter revealed for the first time what may be highly reflective (in the infrared at least) methane clouds over Titan's south pole. This image suggests how those clouds may appear from within the cloud deck itself. The Sun is visible immediately above, though from this great distance the Sun appears to be only 1/10th its diameter from Earth

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LCROSS Probe - Artist View - LCROSS - Artist view - LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) is a space probe of NASA whose aim is to discover the presence of water ice in a crater perpetually in the shade of the Sun at the southern pole of the Moon. LCROSS must analyze the impact created by the top floor of its Atlas 5 launcher precipitates in this crater. LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) should be launched in June 2009 with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) payload aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. LCROSS will seek a definitive answer about the presence of water ice at the lunar south pole using the spent second stage Atlas Centaur rocket that will impact on the moon's surface

LCROSS Probe - Artist View - LCROSS - Artist view - LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) is a space probe of NASA whose aim is to discover the presence of water ice in a crater perpetually in the shade of the Sun at the southern pole of the Moon. LCROSS must analyze the impact created by the top floor of its Atlas 5 launcher precipitates in this crater. LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) should be launched in June 2009 with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) payload aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. LCROSS will seek a definitive answer about the presence of water ice at the lunar south pole using the spent second stage Atlas Centaur rocket that will impact on the moon's surface

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First photograph of Earth and Moon - 23/08/1966 - First photograph of Earth from Moon. 23/08/1966 - First photograph of Earth and Moon obtained by the American probe Lunar Orbiter 1 on 23 August 1966. Version restored. First photograph of Earth from Moon taken by the Lunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft on august 23 1966. Image restored in 2008

First photograph of Earth and Moon - 23/08/1966 - First photograph of Earth from Moon. 23/08/1966 - First photograph of Earth and Moon obtained by the American probe Lunar Orbiter 1 on 23 August 1966. Version restored. First photograph of Earth from Moon taken by the Lunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft on august 23 1966. Image restored in 2008

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Enceladus, Saturn's satellite, seen by the Cassini probe - Saturn's moon Enceladus seen by Cassini spacecraft - Mosaic of false-coloured images obtained by the Cassini probe during the flight over this satellite on 5 October 2008. The image shows a fractured region in the southern hemisphere of the satellite. On Oct. 5, 2008, just after coming within 25 kilometers (15.6 miles) of the surface of Enceladus, Nasa's Cassini captured this stunning mosaic as the spacecraft sped away from this geologically active moon of Saturn. Craters and cratered terrains are rare in this view of the southern region of the moon's Saturn - facing hemisphere. Instead, the surface is replete with fractures, folds, and ridges - - all hallmarks of remarkable tectonic activity for a relatively small world. In this enhanced - color view, regions that appear blue - green are thought to be coated with larger grains than those that appear white or gray. Portions of the tiger stripe fractures, or sulci, are visible a

Enceladus, Saturn's satellite, seen by the Cassini probe - Saturn's moon Enceladus seen by Cassini spacecraft - Mosaic of false-coloured images obtained by the Cassini probe during the flight over this satellite on 5 October 2008. The image shows a fractured region in the southern hemisphere of the satellite. On Oct. 5, 2008, just after coming within 25 kilometers (15.6 miles) of the surface of Enceladus, Nasa's Cassini captured this stunning mosaic as the spacecraft sped away from this geologically active moon of Saturn. Craters and cratered terrains are rare in this view of the southern region of the moon's Saturn - facing hemisphere. Instead, the surface is replete with fractures, folds, and ridges - - all hallmarks of remarkable tectonic activity for a relatively small world. In this enhanced - color view, regions that appear blue - green are thought to be coated with larger grains than those that appear white or gray. Portions of the tiger stripe fractures, or sulci, are visible a

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South pole of the Moon seen by the LRO - South pole of the Moon - Mosaic probe of 288 images obtained in 2010 by the LRO probe. As LRO passes over the pole every two hours, the LROC WAC snaps an image, and over a month, images covering the entire polar region are captured (80* S to 90* S). This mosaic contains 288 images taken in one month; you can see where the month began and ended at about 90* E longitude (note how the lighting changed). The rim of Shackleton crater seems to be disjointed. However, if you look closely, you can see that the Sun came from opposite sides for portions of the mosaic, resulting in opposite sides of the crater's wall being illuminated in some images. As the mission progresses, the WAC captures the pole across the full range of seasons

South pole of the Moon seen by the LRO - South pole of the Moon - Mosaic probe of 288 images obtained in 2010 by the LRO probe. As LRO passes over the pole every two hours, the LROC WAC snaps an image, and over a month, images covering the entire polar region are captured (80* S to 90* S). This mosaic contains 288 images taken in one month; you can see where the month began and ended at about 90* E longitude (note how the lighting changed). The rim of Shackleton crater seems to be disjointed. However, if you look closely, you can see that the Sun came from opposite sides for portions of the mosaic, resulting in opposite sides of the crater's wall being illuminated in some images. As the mission progresses, the WAC captures the pole across the full range of seasons

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LCROSS Probe - Artist View - LCROSS - Artist view - LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) is a space probe of NASA whose aim is to discover the presence of water ice in a crater perpetually in the shade of the Sun at the southern pole of the Moon. LCROSS must analyze the impact created by the top floor of its Atlas 5 launcher precipitates in this crater. LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) should be launched in June 2009 with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) payload aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. LCROSS will seek a definitive answer about the presence of water ice at the lunar south pole using the spent second stage Atlas Centaur rocket that will impact on the moon's surface

LCROSS Probe - Artist View - LCROSS - Artist view - LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) is a space probe of NASA whose aim is to discover the presence of water ice in a crater perpetually in the shade of the Sun at the southern pole of the Moon. LCROSS must analyze the impact created by the top floor of its Atlas 5 launcher precipitates in this crater. LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) should be launched in June 2009 with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) payload aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. LCROSS will seek a definitive answer about the presence of water ice at the lunar south pole using the spent second stage Atlas Centaur rocket that will impact on the moon's surface

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LCROSS Probe - Artist View - LCROSS - Artist view - LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) is a space probe of NASA whose aim is to discover the presence of water ice in a crater perpetually in the shade of the Sun at the southern pole of the Moon. LCROSS must analyze the impact created by the top floor of its Atlas 5 launcher precipitates in this crater. LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) was launched in June 2009 with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) payload aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. LCROSS will seek a definitive answer about the presence of water ice at the lunar south pole using the spent second stage Atlas Centaur rocket that will impact on the moon's surface

LCROSS Probe - Artist View - LCROSS - Artist view - LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) is a space probe of NASA whose aim is to discover the presence of water ice in a crater perpetually in the shade of the Sun at the southern pole of the Moon. LCROSS must analyze the impact created by the top floor of its Atlas 5 launcher precipitates in this crater. LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite) was launched in June 2009 with Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) payload aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. LCROSS will seek a definitive answer about the presence of water ice at the lunar south pole using the spent second stage Atlas Centaur rocket that will impact on the moon's surface

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Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto - New Horizons over Pluto and Charon - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Nasa's New Horizons unmanned spacecraft over dwarf planet Pluto and its moon Charon. New Horizons has been en route to Pluto since its launch from Earth in 2006 and is scheduled to make its closest approach on 14 July 2015. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high - gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth. In this image the New Horizons spacecraft is about 10,000 miles from Pluto (upper right), 22,000 miles from its largest moon Charon (upper left) and 2.97 billion miles from the Earth. Dominating this side of the spacecraft with an 8 inch aperture is th

Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto - New Horizons over Pluto and Charon - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Nasa's New Horizons unmanned spacecraft over dwarf planet Pluto and its moon Charon. New Horizons has been en route to Pluto since its launch from Earth in 2006 and is scheduled to make its closest approach on 14 July 2015. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high - gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth. In this image the New Horizons spacecraft is about 10,000 miles from Pluto (upper right), 22,000 miles from its largest moon Charon (upper left) and 2.97 billion miles from the Earth. Dominating this side of the spacecraft with an 8 inch aperture is th

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Titan, Saturn satellite seen by Cassini - Saturn's moon Titan as seen by Cassini spacecraft: Titan images obtained by the Cassini probe on 21 March 2017. On the left, Titan seen in real colors. On the right, infrared image showing surface details as well as clouds in the northern hemisphere. These views were obtained with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on March 21, 2017. Images taken using red, green and blue spectral filters were combined to create the natural-color view at left. The false-color view at right was made by substituting an infrared image (centered at 938 nanometers) for the red color channel. A large, bright and feathery band of summer clouds can be seen arcing across high northern latitudes in the view at right. The views were acquired at a distance of approximately 613,000 miles (986,000 kilometers) from Titan. Image scale is about 4 miles (6 kilometers) per pixel

Titan, Saturn satellite seen by Cassini - Saturn's moon Titan as seen by Cassini spacecraft: Titan images obtained by the Cassini probe on 21 March 2017. On the left, Titan seen in real colors. On the right, infrared image showing surface details as well as clouds in the northern hemisphere. These views were obtained with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on March 21, 2017. Images taken using red, green and blue spectral filters were combined to create the natural-color view at left. The false-color view at right was made by substituting an infrared image (centered at 938 nanometers) for the red color channel. A large, bright and feathery band of summer clouds can be seen arcing across high northern latitudes in the view at right. The views were acquired at a distance of approximately 613,000 miles (986,000 kilometers) from Titan. Image scale is about 4 miles (6 kilometers) per pixel

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Apollo 12 lunar module Intrepid landing on the Moon's surface in the Ocean of Storms, 1969 (photo)

Apollo 12 lunar module Intrepid landing on the Moon's surface in the Ocean of Storms, 1969 (photo)

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Phobos probe - Artist's View - Phobos spacecraft - Artist view - The Phobos program was a sovietic space mission, consisting of two probes dedicated mainly to the study of Mars and its two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Launched in 1988, both probes lost contact with Earth. Only Phobos 2 managed to get into orbit around Mars and collect data, including 38 photographs. The Phobos program was an unmanned space mission consisting of two soviet probes launched in 1988 to study Mars and its moons Phobos and Deimos. Phobos 1 had quickly a failure, Phobos 2 became a Mars orbiter and returned 38 images of the red planet

Phobos probe - Artist's View - Phobos spacecraft - Artist view - The Phobos program was a sovietic space mission, consisting of two probes dedicated mainly to the study of Mars and its two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Launched in 1988, both probes lost contact with Earth. Only Phobos 2 managed to get into orbit around Mars and collect data, including 38 photographs. The Phobos program was an unmanned space mission consisting of two soviet probes launched in 1988 to study Mars and its moons Phobos and Deimos. Phobos 1 had quickly a failure, Phobos 2 became a Mars orbiter and returned 38 images of the red planet

D. Ducros

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Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto - New Horizons over Pluto and Charon - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Nasa's New Horizons unmanned spacecraft approaches dwarf planet Pluto and its moon Charon. New Horizons has been en route to Pluto since its launch from Earth in 2006 and is scheduled to make its closest approach on 14 July 2015. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high - gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth. In this image the New Horizons spacecraft is about 15,000 miles from Pluto (upper right), 27,000 miles from its largest moon Charon (lower left) and 2.97 billion miles from the Earth. This side of the spacecraft on the left can be seen the Visibl

Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto - New Horizons over Pluto and Charon - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Nasa's New Horizons unmanned spacecraft approaches dwarf planet Pluto and its moon Charon. New Horizons has been en route to Pluto since its launch from Earth in 2006 and is scheduled to make its closest approach on 14 July 2015. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high - gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth. In this image the New Horizons spacecraft is about 15,000 miles from Pluto (upper right), 27,000 miles from its largest moon Charon (lower left) and 2.97 billion miles from the Earth. This side of the spacecraft on the left can be seen the Visibl

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Saturn and Mimas seen by the Cassini probe 18/01/2005 - Saturn and Mimas seen by Cassini spacecraft Jan. 18 2005 - The Mimas satellite photographed in front of Saturn by the Cassini probe on 18 January 2005 at a distance of 1.4 million km from the planet. The shadow of Saturn's rings is projected on the planet. Mimas drifts along in its orbit against the azure backdrop of Saturn's northern latitudes in this true color view. The long, dark lines on the atmosphere are shadows cast by the planet's rings. Saturn's northern hemisphere is presently relatively cloud - free, and rays of sunlight take a long path through the atmosphere. This results in sunlight being scattered at shorter (bluer) wavelengths, thus giving the northernmost latitudes their bluish appearance at visible wavelengths. At the bottom, craters on icy Mimas (398 kilometers, or 247 miles across) give the moon a dimpled appearance. Images taken using infrared (930 nanometers), green (568 nanometers) and ultraviolet (338 nano

Saturn and Mimas seen by the Cassini probe 18/01/2005 - Saturn and Mimas seen by Cassini spacecraft Jan. 18 2005 - The Mimas satellite photographed in front of Saturn by the Cassini probe on 18 January 2005 at a distance of 1.4 million km from the planet. The shadow of Saturn's rings is projected on the planet. Mimas drifts along in its orbit against the azure backdrop of Saturn's northern latitudes in this true color view. The long, dark lines on the atmosphere are shadows cast by the planet's rings. Saturn's northern hemisphere is presently relatively cloud - free, and rays of sunlight take a long path through the atmosphere. This results in sunlight being scattered at shorter (bluer) wavelengths, thus giving the northernmost latitudes their bluish appearance at visible wavelengths. At the bottom, craters on icy Mimas (398 kilometers, or 247 miles across) give the moon a dimpled appearance. Images taken using infrared (930 nanometers), green (568 nanometers) and ultraviolet (338 nano

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Tethys, Saturn satellite, seen by the Cassini probe - Saturn's moon Tethys seen by Cassini spacecraft: The Tethys satellite photographed by the Cassini probe on 11 April 2015 has a distance of 53,000 km from the satellite. Tethys is about 1070 km in diameter. - This enhancement-color mosaic of Saturn's icy moon Tethys shows a range of features on the moon's trailing hemisphere. Tethys is tidally locked to Saturn, so the trailing hemisphere is the side of the moon that always faces opposite its direction of motion as it orbits the planet - Images taken using clear, green, infrared and ultraviolet spectral filters were combined to create the view, which highlights subtle color differences across Tethys' surface at wavelengths not visible to human eyes. The moon's surface is fairly uniform in natural color - The color of the surface changes conspicuously across the disk, from yellowish hues to nearly white. These broad color changes are affected by a number of external processes. First, S

Tethys, Saturn satellite, seen by the Cassini probe - Saturn's moon Tethys seen by Cassini spacecraft: The Tethys satellite photographed by the Cassini probe on 11 April 2015 has a distance of 53,000 km from the satellite. Tethys is about 1070 km in diameter. - This enhancement-color mosaic of Saturn's icy moon Tethys shows a range of features on the moon's trailing hemisphere. Tethys is tidally locked to Saturn, so the trailing hemisphere is the side of the moon that always faces opposite its direction of motion as it orbits the planet - Images taken using clear, green, infrared and ultraviolet spectral filters were combined to create the view, which highlights subtle color differences across Tethys' surface at wavelengths not visible to human eyes. The moon's surface is fairly uniform in natural color - The color of the surface changes conspicuously across the disk, from yellowish hues to nearly white. These broad color changes are affected by a number of external processes. First, S

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Tethys, Saturn satellite, seen by the Cassini probe - Saturn's moon Tethys seen by Cassini spacecraft: The Tethys satellite photographed by the Cassini probe on 11 April 2015 has a distance of 53,000 km from the satellite. Tethys is about 1070 km in diameter. - This enhancement-color mosaic of Saturn's icy moon Tethys shows a range of features on the moon's trailing hemisphere. Tethys is tidally locked to Saturn, so the trailing hemisphere is the side of the moon that always faces opposite its direction of motion as it orbits the planet - Images taken using clear, green, infrared and ultraviolet spectral filters were combined to create the view, which highlights subtle color differences across Tethys' surface at wavelengths not visible to human eyes. The moon's surface is fairly uniform in natural color - The color of the surface changes conspicuously across the disk, from yellowish hues to nearly white. These broad color changes are affected by a number of external processes. First, S

Tethys, Saturn satellite, seen by the Cassini probe - Saturn's moon Tethys seen by Cassini spacecraft: The Tethys satellite photographed by the Cassini probe on 11 April 2015 has a distance of 53,000 km from the satellite. Tethys is about 1070 km in diameter. - This enhancement-color mosaic of Saturn's icy moon Tethys shows a range of features on the moon's trailing hemisphere. Tethys is tidally locked to Saturn, so the trailing hemisphere is the side of the moon that always faces opposite its direction of motion as it orbits the planet - Images taken using clear, green, infrared and ultraviolet spectral filters were combined to create the view, which highlights subtle color differences across Tethys' surface at wavelengths not visible to human eyes. The moon's surface is fairly uniform in natural color - The color of the surface changes conspicuously across the disk, from yellowish hues to nearly white. These broad color changes are affected by a number of external processes. First, S

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Geysers sur Enceladus - Artist view - Enceladus' ice geysers - Artist view - Artist view of a space probe sent to observe ice jets on the surface of the Enceladus satellite. A spacecraft sent to study geysers of Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons. Artist view

Geysers sur Enceladus - Artist view - Enceladus' ice geysers - Artist view - Artist view of a space probe sent to observe ice jets on the surface of the Enceladus satellite. A spacecraft sent to study geysers of Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons. Artist view

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Cratere Erlanger sur la Lune - Erlanger crater near Moon north pole - Erlanger cratere is located 90 km from the north pole of the Moon. The bottom of this 10 km-diameter crater rarely receives the sun's rays. In this image obtained on August 8, 2009 by the LRO probe (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter), only the edges of the crater are illuminated by the Sun. Bed view of Erlanger, crater 10 km (6 miles) across just 90 km (50 miles) from the Moon's north pole. The Sun is perpetually on the horizon as seen from the crater, and only the raised rim is ever lit. In this shot almost the entire circle of the rim can be seen, poking into the sunlight. The crater has steep walls, and the bottom almost never sees sunlight. Image taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's (LRO) instrument on august 8 2009

Cratere Erlanger sur la Lune - Erlanger crater near Moon north pole - Erlanger cratere is located 90 km from the north pole of the Moon. The bottom of this 10 km-diameter crater rarely receives the sun's rays. In this image obtained on August 8, 2009 by the LRO probe (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter), only the edges of the crater are illuminated by the Sun. Bed view of Erlanger, crater 10 km (6 miles) across just 90 km (50 miles) from the Moon's north pole. The Sun is perpetually on the horizon as seen from the crater, and only the raised rim is ever lit. In this shot almost the entire circle of the rim can be seen, poking into the sunlight. The crater has steep walls, and the bottom almost never sees sunlight. Image taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's (LRO) instrument on august 8 2009

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Mars - Satellite Phobos - Martian moon Phobos - View of the satellite Phobos obtained by the Mars Express probe on January 9, 2011, at a distance of 100 km from the satellite. The south pole is indicated. Mars Express took this image of the surface of the moon Phobos on January 9, 2011. Mars Express passed Mars' largest moon at a distance of 100 km. South pole is indicated

Mars - Satellite Phobos - Martian moon Phobos - View of the satellite Phobos obtained by the Mars Express probe on January 9, 2011, at a distance of 100 km from the satellite. The south pole is indicated. Mars Express took this image of the surface of the moon Phobos on January 9, 2011. Mars Express passed Mars' largest moon at a distance of 100 km. South pole is indicated

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Tethys and Titan, Saturn satellites - Tethys and Titan - The Tethys satellite passes behind the Titan satellite. These images were taken 18 minutes apart (the first image taken is on the right) by the Cassini probe on 26 November 2009 at a distance of 1 million km from Titan and 2.2 million km from Tethys. Saturn's moon Tethys with its prominent Odysseus Crater silently slips behind Saturn's largest moon Titan and then emerges on the other side. Tethys is not actually enshrouded in Titan's atmosphere. Tethys (1,062 kilometers, or 660 miles across) is more than twice as far from Cassini than Titan (5,150 kilometers, or 3,200 miles across) in this sequence. Tethys is 2.2 million kilometers (1.4 million miles) from Cassini. Titan is about 1 million kilometers (621,000 miles) away. These two color views were captured about 18 minutes apart, with the view on the right taking place first. These images are part of a mutual event sequence in which one moon passes close to or in front of anothe

Tethys and Titan, Saturn satellites - Tethys and Titan - The Tethys satellite passes behind the Titan satellite. These images were taken 18 minutes apart (the first image taken is on the right) by the Cassini probe on 26 November 2009 at a distance of 1 million km from Titan and 2.2 million km from Tethys. Saturn's moon Tethys with its prominent Odysseus Crater silently slips behind Saturn's largest moon Titan and then emerges on the other side. Tethys is not actually enshrouded in Titan's atmosphere. Tethys (1,062 kilometers, or 660 miles across) is more than twice as far from Cassini than Titan (5,150 kilometers, or 3,200 miles across) in this sequence. Tethys is 2.2 million kilometers (1.4 million miles) from Cassini. Titan is about 1 million kilometers (621,000 miles) away. These two color views were captured about 18 minutes apart, with the view on the right taking place first. These images are part of a mutual event sequence in which one moon passes close to or in front of anothe

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New Horizons near Pluto and Charon - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Nasa's New Horizons unmanned spacecraft flies by dwarf planet Pluto and its moon Charon. New Horizons has been en route to Pluto since its launch from Earth in 2006 and is scheduled to make its closest approach on 14 July 2015. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high - gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth. In this image the New Horizons spacecraft is about 11,000 miles from Pluto (lower left), 23,000 miles from its largest moon Charon (upper right) and 2.97 billion miles from the Earth. While little is known about Pluto's appearance, here this Kuiper belt dwarf planet is realized as a frozen world cove

New Horizons near Pluto and Charon - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Nasa's New Horizons unmanned spacecraft flies by dwarf planet Pluto and its moon Charon. New Horizons has been en route to Pluto since its launch from Earth in 2006 and is scheduled to make its closest approach on 14 July 2015. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high - gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth. In this image the New Horizons spacecraft is about 11,000 miles from Pluto (lower left), 23,000 miles from its largest moon Charon (upper right) and 2.97 billion miles from the Earth. While little is known about Pluto's appearance, here this Kuiper belt dwarf planet is realized as a frozen world cove

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Mimas, satellite of Saturn, seen by the Cassini probe on 13/02/2010 - Saturn's moon Mimas seen by Cassini spacecraft - February 13 2010 - The Mimas satellite photographed by the Cassini probe on 13 February 2010 has a distance of 50,000 km from the satellite. Mimas is about 400 km in diameter. At the right centre is the large impact crater Herschel, 130 km wide. In this view captured by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft on its closest - ever flyby of Saturn's moon Mimas, large Herschel Crater dominates Mimas, making the moon look like the Death Star in the movie “” Star Wars.”” Herschel Crater is 130 kilometers, or 80 miles, wide and covers most of the right of this image. Cassini came within about 9,500 kilometers (5,900 miles) of Mimas on Feb. 13, 2010.This mosaic was created from six images taken that day in visible light with Cassini's narrow - angle camera on Feb. 13, 2010. The images were re - projected into an orthographic map projection. This view looks toward the area between the regi

Mimas, satellite of Saturn, seen by the Cassini probe on 13/02/2010 - Saturn's moon Mimas seen by Cassini spacecraft - February 13 2010 - The Mimas satellite photographed by the Cassini probe on 13 February 2010 has a distance of 50,000 km from the satellite. Mimas is about 400 km in diameter. At the right centre is the large impact crater Herschel, 130 km wide. In this view captured by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft on its closest - ever flyby of Saturn's moon Mimas, large Herschel Crater dominates Mimas, making the moon look like the Death Star in the movie “” Star Wars.”” Herschel Crater is 130 kilometers, or 80 miles, wide and covers most of the right of this image. Cassini came within about 9,500 kilometers (5,900 miles) of Mimas on Feb. 13, 2010.This mosaic was created from six images taken that day in visible light with Cassini's narrow - angle camera on Feb. 13, 2010. The images were re - projected into an orthographic map projection. This view looks toward the area between the regi

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Moon: crateres near the south pole - Lunar south pole area - In the middle of the picture, the crater Moretus with a central peak rising to 2700m. To his right is the Curtius crater. Near the blade on the left, the crater Cabeus A where the Centaur floor of the LCROSS probe crashed. Image obtained on August 22, 2008. In the middle of the image is Moretus crater (biggest crater with a central peak). Near the limb, to the left is the crater Cabeus A where the LCROSS spacecraft impacted in october 2009. Image taken on August 22, 2008

Moon: crateres near the south pole - Lunar south pole area - In the middle of the picture, the crater Moretus with a central peak rising to 2700m. To his right is the Curtius crater. Near the blade on the left, the crater Cabeus A where the Centaur floor of the LCROSS probe crashed. Image obtained on August 22, 2008. In the middle of the image is Moretus crater (biggest crater with a central peak). Near the limb, to the left is the crater Cabeus A where the LCROSS spacecraft impacted in october 2009. Image taken on August 22, 2008

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Sunrise on the crater Tycho - Tycho Crater Sunrise - Sunrise on the central peak of the crater Tycho on the Moon. This crater is about 82 km in diameter and its central peak rises at 2 km above sea level. Image obtained on June 10, 2011 by the LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) probe. On 10 June 2011 the LRO spacecraft slewed 65* to the west, allowing the LROC NACs to capture this dramatic sunrise view of Tycho crater. A very popular target with amateur astronomers, Tycho is located at 43.37* S, 348.68* E, and is ~ 82 km (51 miles) in diameter. The summit of the central peak is 2 km (6562 ft) above the crater floor, and the crater floor is about 4700 m (15,420 ft) below the rim. Many “” clasts”” ranging in size from 10 meters to 100s of meters are exposed in the central peak slopes

Sunrise on the crater Tycho - Tycho Crater Sunrise - Sunrise on the central peak of the crater Tycho on the Moon. This crater is about 82 km in diameter and its central peak rises at 2 km above sea level. Image obtained on June 10, 2011 by the LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) probe. On 10 June 2011 the LRO spacecraft slewed 65* to the west, allowing the LROC NACs to capture this dramatic sunrise view of Tycho crater. A very popular target with amateur astronomers, Tycho is located at 43.37* S, 348.68* E, and is ~ 82 km (51 miles) in diameter. The summit of the central peak is 2 km (6562 ft) above the crater floor, and the crater floor is about 4700 m (15,420 ft) below the rim. Many “” clasts”” ranging in size from 10 meters to 100s of meters are exposed in the central peak slopes

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Mars - Satellite Phobos - Martian moon Phobos - View of the satellite Phobos obtained by the Mars Express probe on July 23, 2008 at a distance of 97 km from the Martian moon. The resolution is 3.7 meters per pixel. On 23 July 2008, the High Resolution Stereo Camera on board the ESA's Mars Express took the highest - resolution full - disc image yet of the surface of the moon Phobos. The image data was acquired from a distance of 97 km with a spatial resolution of about 3.7 m/pixel in orbit 5851. These images have surpassed all previous images from other missions in continuous coverage of the illuminated surface at the highest spatial resolution of 3.7 m/pixel. This image is photometrically enhanced to bring out the features in the less illuminated part

Mars - Satellite Phobos - Martian moon Phobos - View of the satellite Phobos obtained by the Mars Express probe on July 23, 2008 at a distance of 97 km from the Martian moon. The resolution is 3.7 meters per pixel. On 23 July 2008, the High Resolution Stereo Camera on board the ESA's Mars Express took the highest - resolution full - disc image yet of the surface of the moon Phobos. The image data was acquired from a distance of 97 km with a spatial resolution of about 3.7 m/pixel in orbit 5851. These images have surpassed all previous images from other missions in continuous coverage of the illuminated surface at the highest spatial resolution of 3.7 m/pixel. This image is photometrically enhanced to bring out the features in the less illuminated part

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Rhea, satellite of Saturn, seen by Cassini - Saturn's moon Rhea seen by Cassini - Mosaic of images obtained by the Cassini probe in March 2015. Rhea is the second largest satellite in Saturn (1528 km in diameter). After a couple of years in high - inclination orbits that limited its ability to encounter Saturn's moons, Nasa's Cassini spacecraft returned to Saturn's equatorial plane in March 2015.Image taken using clear, green, infrared and ultraviolet spectral filters were combined to create these enhanced color views, which offer an expanded range of the colors visible to human eyes in order to highlight subtle color differences across Rhea's surface. The moon's surface is fairly uniform in natural color.This view at right is centered at 9 degrees north latitude, 254 degrees west longitude. Resolution in this mosaic is 300 meters (984 feet) per pixel. The image was acquired at a distance that ranged from about 36,000 to 32.100 miles (57,900 to 51,700 kilometers) from Rhea

Rhea, satellite of Saturn, seen by Cassini - Saturn's moon Rhea seen by Cassini - Mosaic of images obtained by the Cassini probe in March 2015. Rhea is the second largest satellite in Saturn (1528 km in diameter). After a couple of years in high - inclination orbits that limited its ability to encounter Saturn's moons, Nasa's Cassini spacecraft returned to Saturn's equatorial plane in March 2015.Image taken using clear, green, infrared and ultraviolet spectral filters were combined to create these enhanced color views, which offer an expanded range of the colors visible to human eyes in order to highlight subtle color differences across Rhea's surface. The moon's surface is fairly uniform in natural color.This view at right is centered at 9 degrees north latitude, 254 degrees west longitude. Resolution in this mosaic is 300 meters (984 feet) per pixel. The image was acquired at a distance that ranged from about 36,000 to 32.100 miles (57,900 to 51,700 kilometers) from Rhea

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Uranus and three satellites seen by Voyager 2 - Image obtained by the Voyager 2 probe in January 1986 showing the planet Uranus accompanied by the satellites Ariel (top right), Miranda (closest to the planet) and Umbriel (bottom left). This Voyager photograph of Uranus taken in january 1986 is a composite of for images taken by the narrow angle camera. At this range, clouds and other features in the atmosphere as small as 1,370 km. could be detected by Voyager 2. Yet, no such features are visible. This view is toward the illuminated south pole of Uranus. The predominant blue color is the result of atmospheric methane, which absorbs the red wavelengths from incoming sunlight. The spot at the upper left edge of the planet's disk reulted from the removal of a network mark used in making measurments on the photograph. Three of Uranus' five known satellites are visible; Miranda (at far right, closest to the planet), Ariel (next out, at top), and Umbriel (lower left). Titania and Oberon are

Uranus and three satellites seen by Voyager 2 - Image obtained by the Voyager 2 probe in January 1986 showing the planet Uranus accompanied by the satellites Ariel (top right), Miranda (closest to the planet) and Umbriel (bottom left). This Voyager photograph of Uranus taken in january 1986 is a composite of for images taken by the narrow angle camera. At this range, clouds and other features in the atmosphere as small as 1,370 km. could be detected by Voyager 2. Yet, no such features are visible. This view is toward the illuminated south pole of Uranus. The predominant blue color is the result of atmospheric methane, which absorbs the red wavelengths from incoming sunlight. The spot at the upper left edge of the planet's disk reulted from the removal of a network mark used in making measurments on the photograph. Three of Uranus' five known satellites are visible; Miranda (at far right, closest to the planet), Ariel (next out, at top), and Umbriel (lower left). Titania and Oberon are

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Enceladus, Saturn's satellite, seen by Cassini - Saturn's moon Enceladus from Cassini - Mosaic of false-coloured images obtained by the Cassini probe during the flight over this satellite on 11 August 2008. The image shows a fractured region in the southern hemisphere of the satellite. This mosaic of Saturn's moon Enceladus provides broad regional context for the ultra - sharp, close - up views Nasa's Cassini spacecraft acquired minutes earlier, during its flyby on Aug. 11, 2008. This false - color mosaic combines Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) narrow - angle camera images obtained through ultraviolet, green, and near - infrared camera filters. Areas that are greenish in appearance are believed to represent deposits of coarser grained ice and solid boulders that are too small to be seen at this scale, but which are visible in the higher resolution views, while whitish deposits represent finer grained ice. The mosaic shows that coarse - grained and solid ice are concentrated along vall

Enceladus, Saturn's satellite, seen by Cassini - Saturn's moon Enceladus from Cassini - Mosaic of false-coloured images obtained by the Cassini probe during the flight over this satellite on 11 August 2008. The image shows a fractured region in the southern hemisphere of the satellite. This mosaic of Saturn's moon Enceladus provides broad regional context for the ultra - sharp, close - up views Nasa's Cassini spacecraft acquired minutes earlier, during its flyby on Aug. 11, 2008. This false - color mosaic combines Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) narrow - angle camera images obtained through ultraviolet, green, and near - infrared camera filters. Areas that are greenish in appearance are believed to represent deposits of coarser grained ice and solid boulders that are too small to be seen at this scale, but which are visible in the higher resolution views, while whitish deposits represent finer grained ice. The mosaic shows that coarse - grained and solid ice are concentrated along vall

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Tethys, Saturn satellite, seen by the Cassini probe - Saturn's moon Tethys seen by Cassini spacecraft - The Tethys satellite photographed by the Cassini probe on August 30, 2007 at a distance of 97,000 km. Tethys is about 1070 km in diameter. At the top left of the picture is the gigantic impact crater Odysseus, which measures 450 km in diameter. The vast expanse of the crater Odysseus spreads out below Cassini in this mosaic view of Saturn's moon Tethys. The crater (450 kilometers or 280 miles across) is a remarkably well - preserved example of an ancient multi - ringed impact basin: the outer ring is defined by steep, cliff - like walls that descend to generally broad internal terraces. The inner ring is formed by a prominent, crown - shaped, 140 - kilometer (88 - mile) diameter circular band of icy mountains. Multi - ring basins are seen on rocky bodies as well as icy ones. The complex internal structure and multi - ringed nature of these very large basins are believed to arise from

Tethys, Saturn satellite, seen by the Cassini probe - Saturn's moon Tethys seen by Cassini spacecraft - The Tethys satellite photographed by the Cassini probe on August 30, 2007 at a distance of 97,000 km. Tethys is about 1070 km in diameter. At the top left of the picture is the gigantic impact crater Odysseus, which measures 450 km in diameter. The vast expanse of the crater Odysseus spreads out below Cassini in this mosaic view of Saturn's moon Tethys. The crater (450 kilometers or 280 miles across) is a remarkably well - preserved example of an ancient multi - ringed impact basin: the outer ring is defined by steep, cliff - like walls that descend to generally broad internal terraces. The inner ring is formed by a prominent, crown - shaped, 140 - kilometer (88 - mile) diameter circular band of icy mountains. Multi - ring basins are seen on rocky bodies as well as icy ones. The complex internal structure and multi - ringed nature of these very large basins are believed to arise from

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Mimas, satellite of Saturn, seen by the Cassini probe on 13/02/2010 - Saturn's moon Mimas seen by Cassini spacecraft - February 13 2010 - The Mimas satellite seen in false colours by the Cassini probe on 13 February 2010 has a distance of 16,000 km from the satellite. Color differences reveal differences in terrain nature. Mimas is about 400 km in diameter. At the right centre is the large impact crater Herschel, 130 km wide. Subtle color differences on Saturn's moon Mimas are apparent in this false - color view of Herschel Crater captured by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft during its closest - ever flyby of that moon. The image shows terrain - dependent color variations, particularly the contrast between the bluish materials in and around Herschel Crater (130 kilometers, or 80 miles, wide) and the greenish cast on older, more heavily cratered terrain elsewhere. The origin of the color differences is not yet understood, but may be caused by subtle differences in the surface composition betwe

Mimas, satellite of Saturn, seen by the Cassini probe on 13/02/2010 - Saturn's moon Mimas seen by Cassini spacecraft - February 13 2010 - The Mimas satellite seen in false colours by the Cassini probe on 13 February 2010 has a distance of 16,000 km from the satellite. Color differences reveal differences in terrain nature. Mimas is about 400 km in diameter. At the right centre is the large impact crater Herschel, 130 km wide. Subtle color differences on Saturn's moon Mimas are apparent in this false - color view of Herschel Crater captured by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft during its closest - ever flyby of that moon. The image shows terrain - dependent color variations, particularly the contrast between the bluish materials in and around Herschel Crater (130 kilometers, or 80 miles, wide) and the greenish cast on older, more heavily cratered terrain elsewhere. The origin of the color differences is not yet understood, but may be caused by subtle differences in the surface composition betwe

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New Horizons closest approach to Pluto - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Nasa's New Horizons unmanned spacecraft flies into the shadow of dwarf planet Pluto and its moon Charon. New Horizons has been en route to Pluto since its launch from Earth in 2006 and is scheduled to make its closest approach on 14 July 2015. New Horizons will be traveling at a velocity relative to Pluto of 30,800 mph, far too fast for it to enter orbit around and become a satellite of Pluto. Instead after passing Pluto, New Horizons will continue farther into the Kuiper belt searching for other objects with diameters of 30 to 60 miles. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high - gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communicati

New Horizons closest approach to Pluto - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Nasa's New Horizons unmanned spacecraft flies into the shadow of dwarf planet Pluto and its moon Charon. New Horizons has been en route to Pluto since its launch from Earth in 2006 and is scheduled to make its closest approach on 14 July 2015. New Horizons will be traveling at a velocity relative to Pluto of 30,800 mph, far too fast for it to enter orbit around and become a satellite of Pluto. Instead after passing Pluto, New Horizons will continue farther into the Kuiper belt searching for other objects with diameters of 30 to 60 miles. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high - gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communicati

Walter B Myers

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Mimas, satellite of Saturn, seen by the Cassini probe on 13/02/2010 - Saturn's moon Mimas seen by Cassini spacecraft - February 13 2010 - The Mimas satellite photographed by the Cassini probe on 13 February 2010 has a distance of 30,000 km from the satellite. Mimas is about 400 km in diameter. In the centre, the large impact crater Herschel, 130 km wide. This mosaic, created from images taken by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft during its closest flyby of Saturn's moon Mimas, looks straight at the moon's huge Herschel Crater and reveals new insights about the moon's surface. Bright - walled craters, with floors and surroundings about 20 percent darker than the steep crater walls, are notable in this view. Mimas 'original surface, like the surfaces of most of the other major Saturnian moons without atmospheres, is not pure ice but contains some dark impurities. Herschel Crater (130 kilometers, 80 miles wide) and some of the smaller craters seen in this mosaic show relatively dark markings alon

Mimas, satellite of Saturn, seen by the Cassini probe on 13/02/2010 - Saturn's moon Mimas seen by Cassini spacecraft - February 13 2010 - The Mimas satellite photographed by the Cassini probe on 13 February 2010 has a distance of 30,000 km from the satellite. Mimas is about 400 km in diameter. In the centre, the large impact crater Herschel, 130 km wide. This mosaic, created from images taken by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft during its closest flyby of Saturn's moon Mimas, looks straight at the moon's huge Herschel Crater and reveals new insights about the moon's surface. Bright - walled craters, with floors and surroundings about 20 percent darker than the steep crater walls, are notable in this view. Mimas 'original surface, like the surfaces of most of the other major Saturnian moons without atmospheres, is not pure ice but contains some dark impurities. Herschel Crater (130 kilometers, 80 miles wide) and some of the smaller craters seen in this mosaic show relatively dark markings alon

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Lightning on Titan - Illustration - Lightning on Titan - Lightning lights illuminate the sky of Titan, Saturn's satellite while astronauts are sheltered in their spaceship. A brilliant flash of titanian lightning illuminates towering clouds of methane while human visitors retire to the safety and warmth of their landing craft. In January 2005, the European Space Agency's Huygens probe detected what may have been electrical discharges due to lightning when it descended through Titan's deep atmosphere (the probe also carried a microphone in hopes of recording the sound of thunder, however none was heard). While Titan's atmosphere may indeed host thunder and lightning, there's been no indication (yet) that there are earthlike cumulous clouds like the ones depicted here

Lightning on Titan - Illustration - Lightning on Titan - Lightning lights illuminate the sky of Titan, Saturn's satellite while astronauts are sheltered in their spaceship. A brilliant flash of titanian lightning illuminates towering clouds of methane while human visitors retire to the safety and warmth of their landing craft. In January 2005, the European Space Agency's Huygens probe detected what may have been electrical discharges due to lightning when it descended through Titan's deep atmosphere (the probe also carried a microphone in hopes of recording the sound of thunder, however none was heard). While Titan's atmosphere may indeed host thunder and lightning, there's been no indication (yet) that there are earthlike cumulous clouds like the ones depicted here

Walter B Myers

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Tethys, Saturn satellite, seen by the Cassini probe - Saturn's moon Tethys seen by Cassini spacecraft - The southern pole of the Tethys satellite photographed by the Cassini probe on September 24, 2005. Mosaic of nine images. With this full - disk mosaic, Cassini presents the best view yet of the south pole of Saturn's moon Tethys. The giant rift Ithaca Chasma cuts across the disk. Much of the topography seen here, including that of Ithaca Chasma, has a soft, muted appearance. It is clearly very old and has been heavily bombarded by impacts over time. Many of the fresh - appearing craters (ones with crisp relief) exhibit unusually bright crater floors. The origin of the apparent brightness (or “” albedo”) contrast is not known. It is possible that impacts punched through to a brighter layer underneath, or perhaps it is brighter because of different grain sizes or textures of the crater floor material in comparison to material along the crater walls and surrounding surface. The moon's h

Tethys, Saturn satellite, seen by the Cassini probe - Saturn's moon Tethys seen by Cassini spacecraft - The southern pole of the Tethys satellite photographed by the Cassini probe on September 24, 2005. Mosaic of nine images. With this full - disk mosaic, Cassini presents the best view yet of the south pole of Saturn's moon Tethys. The giant rift Ithaca Chasma cuts across the disk. Much of the topography seen here, including that of Ithaca Chasma, has a soft, muted appearance. It is clearly very old and has been heavily bombarded by impacts over time. Many of the fresh - appearing craters (ones with crisp relief) exhibit unusually bright crater floors. The origin of the apparent brightness (or “” albedo”) contrast is not known. It is possible that impacts punched through to a brighter layer underneath, or perhaps it is brighter because of different grain sizes or textures of the crater floor material in comparison to material along the crater walls and surrounding surface. The moon's h

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Saturn view of Enceladus - Illustration - Saturn from the surface of Enceladus - The planet Saturn seen from the ice surface of Enceladus. This is how Saturn may appear from the icy surface of Enceladus, one of Saturn's eight major satellites. At a distance of 148 thousand miles, Saturn would subtend an angle of 29o in Enceladus' sky, about the same width as 58 Earth moon's lined up side - by - side. While the surface of Enceladus is as reflective as new fallen snow, it would probably appear leaden about an hour before sunrise with a crescent Saturn as the only source of illumination. Like all of Saturn's major satellites, Enceladus always keeps the same side facing its host planet. From the perspective of a stationary observer on Enceladus, Saturn would always appear in the same position in the sky, cycling through its phases in about one - and - half Earth days. This image also illustrates a phenomenon only recently discovered by Nasa's Cassini probe: sunlight reflecting off of Satur

Saturn view of Enceladus - Illustration - Saturn from the surface of Enceladus - The planet Saturn seen from the ice surface of Enceladus. This is how Saturn may appear from the icy surface of Enceladus, one of Saturn's eight major satellites. At a distance of 148 thousand miles, Saturn would subtend an angle of 29o in Enceladus' sky, about the same width as 58 Earth moon's lined up side - by - side. While the surface of Enceladus is as reflective as new fallen snow, it would probably appear leaden about an hour before sunrise with a crescent Saturn as the only source of illumination. Like all of Saturn's major satellites, Enceladus always keeps the same side facing its host planet. From the perspective of a stationary observer on Enceladus, Saturn would always appear in the same position in the sky, cycling through its phases in about one - and - half Earth days. This image also illustrates a phenomenon only recently discovered by Nasa's Cassini probe: sunlight reflecting off of Satur

Walter B Myers

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Titan Exploration - Illustration - Exploring a hydrocarbon swamp on Titan - Automatic balloons fly over an oil marsh on the surface of Titan. A pair of balloon - borne probes leisurely survey a methane - ethane “” swamp”” on Titan. Each probe carries its own spot light illuminating the terrain below, augmenting the haze - filtered sunlight. Scientists have long speculated that methane and ethane may exist as liquids on Titan's extremely cold surface, but it wasn't until 2005 that the Cassini spacecraft's radar imager detected what indeed may be large hydrocarbon lakes on Titan's northern latitudes. While it is believed that the liquid in these lakes would be primarily methane and ethane, this won't be confirmed until the lakes - - if that's indeed what they are - - are actually sampled. Whatever lies on Titan's surface, there is the possibility that the ancient and exotic environment has given rise to compounds heretofore unknown on Earth. Large quantities of Methane and ethane exist i

Titan Exploration - Illustration - Exploring a hydrocarbon swamp on Titan - Automatic balloons fly over an oil marsh on the surface of Titan. A pair of balloon - borne probes leisurely survey a methane - ethane “” swamp”” on Titan. Each probe carries its own spot light illuminating the terrain below, augmenting the haze - filtered sunlight. Scientists have long speculated that methane and ethane may exist as liquids on Titan's extremely cold surface, but it wasn't until 2005 that the Cassini spacecraft's radar imager detected what indeed may be large hydrocarbon lakes on Titan's northern latitudes. While it is believed that the liquid in these lakes would be primarily methane and ethane, this won't be confirmed until the lakes - - if that's indeed what they are - - are actually sampled. Whatever lies on Titan's surface, there is the possibility that the ancient and exotic environment has given rise to compounds heretofore unknown on Earth. Large quantities of Methane and ethane exist i

Walter B Myers

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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - Artist View - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - Artist view - The American Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter probe (MRO) was launched in August 2005 and began its observations from Mars in October 2006. Artwork of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) as it orbits over the martian north pole. The spacecraft was launched in August 2005 and began the first observations of March in October 2006

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - Artist View - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - Artist view - The American Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter probe (MRO) was launched in August 2005 and began its observations from Mars in October 2006. Artwork of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) as it orbits over the martian north pole. The spacecraft was launched in August 2005 and began the first observations of March in October 2006

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Landing capsule of Soviet Luna 9 space probe, also known as Lunik 9 (capsule d'atterrissage de la sonde spatiale Luna 9)

Landing capsule of Soviet Luna 9 space probe, also known as Lunik 9 (capsule d'atterrissage de la sonde spatiale Luna 9)

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Titan, Saturn satellite seen by Cassini - Saturn's moon Titan as seen by Cassini spacecraft: Visible and infrared composite image of Titan taken by the Cassini probe on November 13, 2015. View of the hemisphere oriente towards Saturn - This composite image shows an infrared view of Saturn's moon Titan from Nasa's Cassini spacecraft, acquired during the mission's “” T-114”” flyby on Nov. 13, 2015. The spacecraft's visual and infrared mapping spectrometer (VIMS) instrument made these observations, in which blue represents wavelengths centered at 1.3 microns, green represents 2.0 microns, and red represents 5.0 microns. A view at visible wavelengths (centered around 0.5 microns) would show only Titan's hazy atmosphere (as in PIA14909). The near-infrared wavelengths in this image allow Cassini's vision to penetrate the haze and reveal the moon's surface - During this Titan flyby, the spacecraft's close-approach altitude was 6,200 miles (10,000 kilometers), which is considerably higher than

Titan, Saturn satellite seen by Cassini - Saturn's moon Titan as seen by Cassini spacecraft: Visible and infrared composite image of Titan taken by the Cassini probe on November 13, 2015. View of the hemisphere oriente towards Saturn - This composite image shows an infrared view of Saturn's moon Titan from Nasa's Cassini spacecraft, acquired during the mission's “” T-114”” flyby on Nov. 13, 2015. The spacecraft's visual and infrared mapping spectrometer (VIMS) instrument made these observations, in which blue represents wavelengths centered at 1.3 microns, green represents 2.0 microns, and red represents 5.0 microns. A view at visible wavelengths (centered around 0.5 microns) would show only Titan's hazy atmosphere (as in PIA14909). The near-infrared wavelengths in this image allow Cassini's vision to penetrate the haze and reveal the moon's surface - During this Titan flyby, the spacecraft's close-approach altitude was 6,200 miles (10,000 kilometers), which is considerably higher than

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Mimas, satellite of Saturn, seen by the Cassini probe on 13/02/2010 - Saturn's moon Mimas seen by Cassini spacecraft - February 13 2010 - The Mimas satellite photographed by the Cassini probe on 13 February 2010 has a distance of 16,000 km from the satellite. Mimas is about 400 km in diameter. In the centre left, the large impact crater Herschel, 130 km wide. Relatively dark regions below bright crater walls and streaks on some of the walls are seen in this mosaic of Saturn's moon Mimas, created from images taken by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft during its closest flyby of the moon. The crater floors and surroundings are about 20 percent darker than the steep crater walls in this view. Mimas 'original surface, like the surfaces of most of the other major Saturnian moons without atmospheres, is not pure ice but contains some dark impurities. The relatively dark markings appear along the lower portion of the walls of Herschel Crater (130 kilometers, 80 miles wide) and some of the smaller cra

Mimas, satellite of Saturn, seen by the Cassini probe on 13/02/2010 - Saturn's moon Mimas seen by Cassini spacecraft - February 13 2010 - The Mimas satellite photographed by the Cassini probe on 13 February 2010 has a distance of 16,000 km from the satellite. Mimas is about 400 km in diameter. In the centre left, the large impact crater Herschel, 130 km wide. Relatively dark regions below bright crater walls and streaks on some of the walls are seen in this mosaic of Saturn's moon Mimas, created from images taken by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft during its closest flyby of the moon. The crater floors and surroundings are about 20 percent darker than the steep crater walls in this view. Mimas 'original surface, like the surfaces of most of the other major Saturnian moons without atmospheres, is not pure ice but contains some dark impurities. The relatively dark markings appear along the lower portion of the walls of Herschel Crater (130 kilometers, 80 miles wide) and some of the smaller cra

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Titan, Saturn satellite seen by Cassini - Saturn's moon Titan as seen by Cassini spacecraft: Visible and infrared composite image of Titan taken by the Cassini probe on August 21, 2014. View of methane and ethane lakes lit by the Sun. - This near-infrared, color mosaic from Nasa's Cassini spacecraft shows the sun glinting off of Titan's north polar seas. - The sunglint, also called a specular reflection, is the bright area near the 11 o'clock position at upper left. This mirror-like reflection, known as the specular point, is in the south of Titan's largest sea, Kraken Mare, just north of an island archipelago separating two separate parts of the sea - This particular sunglint was so bright as to saturate the detector of Cassini's Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) instrument, which captures the view. - The southern portion of Kraken Mare (the area surrounding the specular feature toward upper left) displays a “” bathtub ring”” - a bright margin of evaporate deposits - whi

Titan, Saturn satellite seen by Cassini - Saturn's moon Titan as seen by Cassini spacecraft: Visible and infrared composite image of Titan taken by the Cassini probe on August 21, 2014. View of methane and ethane lakes lit by the Sun. - This near-infrared, color mosaic from Nasa's Cassini spacecraft shows the sun glinting off of Titan's north polar seas. - The sunglint, also called a specular reflection, is the bright area near the 11 o'clock position at upper left. This mirror-like reflection, known as the specular point, is in the south of Titan's largest sea, Kraken Mare, just north of an island archipelago separating two separate parts of the sea - This particular sunglint was so bright as to saturate the detector of Cassini's Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) instrument, which captures the view. - The southern portion of Kraken Mare (the area surrounding the specular feature toward upper left) displays a “” bathtub ring”” - a bright margin of evaporate deposits - whi

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Japet, satellite of Saturn, seen by Cassini - Saturn's moon Iapetus seen by Cassini spacecraft - Comparison of the two hemispheres of Japet, a satellite of Saturn of 1471 kilometres in diameter. Its main feature is the color difference between the two hemispheres. On the left, the dark region called Cassini Regio with to the east the largest crater of Japet, named Turgis (580 km in diameter). On the right, the bright side of the satellite with Roncevaux Terra (north) and Saragossa Terra (south) housing the large impact crater Engelier (504 km in diameter). Both images were obtained by the Cassini probe on 10 September 2007 (right) and 27 December 2004 (left). These two global images of Iapetus show the extreme brightness dichotomy on the surface of this peculiar Saturnian moon. The left - hand panel shows the moon's leading hemisphere and the right - hand panel shows the moon's trailing side. While low and mid latitudes of the leading side exhibit a surface almost as dark as charcoal,

Japet, satellite of Saturn, seen by Cassini - Saturn's moon Iapetus seen by Cassini spacecraft - Comparison of the two hemispheres of Japet, a satellite of Saturn of 1471 kilometres in diameter. Its main feature is the color difference between the two hemispheres. On the left, the dark region called Cassini Regio with to the east the largest crater of Japet, named Turgis (580 km in diameter). On the right, the bright side of the satellite with Roncevaux Terra (north) and Saragossa Terra (south) housing the large impact crater Engelier (504 km in diameter). Both images were obtained by the Cassini probe on 10 September 2007 (right) and 27 December 2004 (left). These two global images of Iapetus show the extreme brightness dichotomy on the surface of this peculiar Saturnian moon. The left - hand panel shows the moon's leading hemisphere and the right - hand panel shows the moon's trailing side. While low and mid latitudes of the leading side exhibit a surface almost as dark as charcoal,

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Dione, satellite of Saturn, seen by Cassini - Dione, moon of Saturn, as seen by Cassini - Mosaic of images obtained by the Cassini probe on 11 October 2005 at a distance of about 25,000 km from the satellite. As it departed its encounter with Saturn's moon Dione, Cassini sailed above an unreal landscape blasted by impacts. The rising Sun throws craters into sharp contrast and reveals steep crater walls. At the far right, a medium - sized crater is bisected by a fracture, revealing a cross section of the impact site. The seven clear - filter images in this mosaic were taken with the Cassini spacecraft narrow - angle camera on Oct. 11, 2005, at distances ranging from 21.650 to 25.580 kilometers (13,450 to 15,890 miles) from Dione and at a Sun - Dione - spacecraft, or phase, angle of 154 degrees. Resolution in the original images ranges from 126 to 154 meters (413 to 505 feet) per pixel. The images have been re - sized to have an image scale of about 100 meters (330 feet) per pixel. North

Dione, satellite of Saturn, seen by Cassini - Dione, moon of Saturn, as seen by Cassini - Mosaic of images obtained by the Cassini probe on 11 October 2005 at a distance of about 25,000 km from the satellite. As it departed its encounter with Saturn's moon Dione, Cassini sailed above an unreal landscape blasted by impacts. The rising Sun throws craters into sharp contrast and reveals steep crater walls. At the far right, a medium - sized crater is bisected by a fracture, revealing a cross section of the impact site. The seven clear - filter images in this mosaic were taken with the Cassini spacecraft narrow - angle camera on Oct. 11, 2005, at distances ranging from 21.650 to 25.580 kilometers (13,450 to 15,890 miles) from Dione and at a Sun - Dione - spacecraft, or phase, angle of 154 degrees. Resolution in the original images ranges from 126 to 154 meters (413 to 505 feet) per pixel. The images have been re - sized to have an image scale of about 100 meters (330 feet) per pixel. North

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Titan, Saturn satellite seen by Cassini: Visible and infrared composite image of Titan taken by the Cassini probe on September 12, 2013. View of methane and ethane lakes. - This false-color mosaic, made from infrared data collected by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft, reveals the differences in the composition of surface materials around hydrocarbon lakes at Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Titan is the only other place in the solar system that we know has stable liquid on its surface, though its lakes are made of liquid ethane and methane rather than liquid water. While there is one large lake and a few smaller ones near Titan's south pole, almost all of Titan's lakes appear near the moon's north pole - Scientists mapped near-infrared colors onto the visible color spectrum. Red in this image was assigned a wavelength of 5 microns (10 times longer than visible light), green 2.0 microns (four times longer than visible light), and blue 1.3 microns (2.6 times longer than visible light) - The orange

Titan, Saturn satellite seen by Cassini: Visible and infrared composite image of Titan taken by the Cassini probe on September 12, 2013. View of methane and ethane lakes. - This false-color mosaic, made from infrared data collected by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft, reveals the differences in the composition of surface materials around hydrocarbon lakes at Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Titan is the only other place in the solar system that we know has stable liquid on its surface, though its lakes are made of liquid ethane and methane rather than liquid water. While there is one large lake and a few smaller ones near Titan's south pole, almost all of Titan's lakes appear near the moon's north pole - Scientists mapped near-infrared colors onto the visible color spectrum. Red in this image was assigned a wavelength of 5 microns (10 times longer than visible light), green 2.0 microns (four times longer than visible light), and blue 1.3 microns (2.6 times longer than visible light) - The orange

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Geyser sur Enceladus - Artist view - Water geyser on Enceladus - Artist view - Artist view of an ice geyser on the surface of the Enceladus satellite. In the sky, the planet Saturn and its satellite Mimas. Liquid water reaches the surface of Enceladus' south pole and drives a massive plume of ice crystals into the sky. The combination of Enceladus' low surface gravity and the geyser's force accelerate the crystals to escape velocity, where sunlight breaks the water molecules down into their constituent atoms of hydrogen and oxygen. Saturn itself appears low on the horizon due to the proximity to Enceladus' pole. The small object immediately to Saturn's left is another icy moon named Mimas. Somewhat smaller than Enceladus and closer to Saturn, Mimas sprints around Saturn in slightly less than one Earth day. In March 2006 Nasa's Cassini probe revealed evidence of water - driven geysers on the surface of Enceladus. At first glance Enceladus doesn't seem to be a likely host for liquid wate

Geyser sur Enceladus - Artist view - Water geyser on Enceladus - Artist view - Artist view of an ice geyser on the surface of the Enceladus satellite. In the sky, the planet Saturn and its satellite Mimas. Liquid water reaches the surface of Enceladus' south pole and drives a massive plume of ice crystals into the sky. The combination of Enceladus' low surface gravity and the geyser's force accelerate the crystals to escape velocity, where sunlight breaks the water molecules down into their constituent atoms of hydrogen and oxygen. Saturn itself appears low on the horizon due to the proximity to Enceladus' pole. The small object immediately to Saturn's left is another icy moon named Mimas. Somewhat smaller than Enceladus and closer to Saturn, Mimas sprints around Saturn in slightly less than one Earth day. In March 2006 Nasa's Cassini probe revealed evidence of water - driven geysers on the surface of Enceladus. At first glance Enceladus doesn't seem to be a likely host for liquid wate

Walter B Myers

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Geyser sur Enceladus - Artist's view - Water geyser on Enceladus - Artist's view of an ice geyser on the surface of the Enceladus satellite. In the sky, the planet Saturn and its satellite Mimas. Liquid water reaches the surface of Enceladus' south pole and drives a massive plume of ice crystals into the sky. The combination of Enceladus' low surface gravity and the geyser's force accelerate the crystals to escape velocity, where sunlight breaks the water molecules down into their constituent atoms of hydrogen and oxygen. Saturn itself appears low on the horizon due to the proximity to Enceladus' pole. The small object immediately to Saturn's left is another icy moon named Mimas. Somewhat smaller than Enceladus and closer to Saturn, Mimas sprints around Saturn in slightly less than one Earth day. In March 2006 Nasa's Cassini probe revealed evidence of water - driven geysers on the surface of Enceladus. At first glance Enceladus doesn't seem to be a likely host for liquid water as the s

Geyser sur Enceladus - Artist's view - Water geyser on Enceladus - Artist's view of an ice geyser on the surface of the Enceladus satellite. In the sky, the planet Saturn and its satellite Mimas. Liquid water reaches the surface of Enceladus' south pole and drives a massive plume of ice crystals into the sky. The combination of Enceladus' low surface gravity and the geyser's force accelerate the crystals to escape velocity, where sunlight breaks the water molecules down into their constituent atoms of hydrogen and oxygen. Saturn itself appears low on the horizon due to the proximity to Enceladus' pole. The small object immediately to Saturn's left is another icy moon named Mimas. Somewhat smaller than Enceladus and closer to Saturn, Mimas sprints around Saturn in slightly less than one Earth day. In March 2006 Nasa's Cassini probe revealed evidence of water - driven geysers on the surface of Enceladus. At first glance Enceladus doesn't seem to be a likely host for liquid water as the s

Walter B Myers

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