Enceladus Backlit by Saturn

(This is a real picture)

The above image was taken last year by the robotic Cassini spacecraft during a close pass by by the enigmatic moon. Inspection of the lower part of this digitally sharpened image reveals plumes of ice crystals thought to originate in a below-surface sea

Image Credit: Cassini Imaging TeamSSIJPLESANASAColor Composite: Gordan Ugarkovic

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