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NEWS - Features - Enceladus Flyby - Mar. 12, 2008

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space Cassini imaging scientists used views like this one to help them identify the source locations for individual jets spurting ice particles, water vapor and trace organic compounds from the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus.
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Cassini Gets Close-Up Views of Enceladus

Cassini completed its close flyby of Enceladus on March 12. Raw, or unprocessed, images from the flyby are now available.

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Enceladus at a Glance
Enceladus Flyby
Mar. 12, 2008 (SCET)

Altitude
52 km (32.3 miles)

Speed
14.4 km/sec (32,234 mph)

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+ Cassini Tastes Organic Material at Saturn's Geyser Moon -- March 26, 2008
+ A Perspective on Life on Enceladus: A World of Possibilities -- March 26, 2008
+ News briefing from NASA TV -- March 26, 2008
+ Cassini Spacecraft to Dive Into Water Plume of Saturn Moon March 10, 2008
+ Cassini Flies Through Watery Plumes of Saturn Moon March 13, 2008
+ Blog: Visiting Enceladus


FLYBY IMAGES AND VIDEOS 
Enceladus Plume Neutral Mass Spectrum
Enceladus Plume Neutral Mass Spectrum
Jet Spots in Tiger Stripes (Annotated)
Jet Spots in Tiger Stripes (Annotated)
Jet Spots in Tiger Stripes
Jet Spots in Tiger Stripes
Stripes and Heat Map Side-by-Side
Stripes and Heat Map Side-by-Side

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