Emily Lakdawalla • Feb 06, 2012
Pretty picture: Enceladus, in lovely color
Here's an awesome picture to start off the week. The data came from Cassini's flyby of Enceladus on January 31, 2011; it was part of Cassini's January 2012 data release. Most of the visible globe is lit by yellowish light reflected first from Saturn; only a thin crescent receives sunlight. At bottom center, Enceladus' south polar plumes erupt into space. They are back-lit by the Sun. As usual for awesome Cassini color photos posted here, this one was processed by Gordan Ugarkovic.
![Global Saturnshine view of Enceladus in color](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x768_crop_center-center_60_line/75142/20140913_enceladus-color-ugarkovic.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x576_crop_center-center_60_line/75142/20140913_enceladus-color-ugarkovic.jpg 576w)
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