Showing posts with label Cassini Shoots New Close-Ups of Death Star-like Moon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cassini Shoots New Close-Ups of Death Star-like Moon. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Cassini Shoots New Close-Ups of Death Star-like Moon
Blazing through its closest pass of the Saturnian moon Mimas on Feb. 13, Cassini sent back striking close-ups of the moon likened to the Death Star from "Star Wars" and the enormous crater scarring its surface. The flyby also yielded solid data on the moon's thermal signature and surface composition. Some of the raw, unprocessed images sent back from the flyby show the bright, steep slopes
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