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Rev 155 - Oct 10-28, 2011 - Enceladus E15
ugordan
post Oct 19 2011, 05:56 PM
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First frames are down. A very rough, 4-frame clear filter NAC mosaic from 25-ish thousand km away:
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post Oct 19 2011, 06:02 PM
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... and I take it these are the stars of Orion's Belt:
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/raw/rawi...?imageID=246210


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post Oct 19 2011, 06:52 PM
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QUOTE (ugordan @ Oct 19 2011, 02:02 PM) *
... and I take it these are the stars of Orion's Belt:
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/raw/rawi...?imageID=246210


Hmmm, I doubt it; Alnilam (the middle star) doesn't have a companion star like the one in the image. Of course, I could be mistaking a CR hit for a star...
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post Oct 19 2011, 07:15 PM
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Wow, check out this crack-like feature: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/photos/raw/rawi...?imageID=246215

Is that the "Isbanir Fossa" feature on the Enceladus map? Looks really conspicuous in this geometry and lighting angle.

Edit: here it is, rotated so north is roughly up and contrast-enhanced:
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