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Enceladus as seen from Cassini, November 9, 2006

Enceladus as seen from Cassini, November 9, 2006
Enceladus as seen from Cassini, November 9, 2006 Cassini flew within 100,000 kilometers (60,000 miles) of Enceladus on November 9, 2006, on Rev 32 of its mission. During the flyby the CIRS instrument measured the heat emanating from Enceladus' south pole. NASA / JPL-Caltech / Solar System Simulator