Highlighting Plumes
At least four distinct plumes of water ice spew out from the south polar region of Saturn moon Enceladus in this dramatically illuminated image. Light reflected off Saturn is illuminating the surface of the moon while the sun backlights the plumes.
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NASA ID
PIA12733
Date Created
October 1, 2010
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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