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Raw image of Enceladus

Published: December 21, 2010

This raw image of Saturn's moon Enceladus was taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Dec. 20, 2010. The spacecraft was approximately 155,000 kilometers (96,000 miles) away from Enceladus.

Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSI

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