Enceladus in eclipse; Titan, not

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After the October 1, 2011 flyby, Cassini watched Enceladus come out of Saturn's shadow. Behind Enceladus, a much more distant Titan is not eclipsed. Titan has been artificially colorized in this animation.

NASA / JPL / SSI / animation by Emily Lakdawalla

Copyright holder: Emily Lakdawalla

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