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Cassini's Close Look at Tethys

closeup image of Tethys
Published: September 26, 2005

Cassini's weekend flyby of Saturn's moon Tethys is providing close-up views of the moon's speckled surface.

Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

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