The fountains of Enceladus

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halfmute
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The fountains of Enceladus

Post by halfmute » Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:51 pm

"During a recent pass, Cassini was programmed to look back toward the Sun where Enceladus would appear as a thin crescent."

Actually, it is the SUN that appears as a "thin crescent" here, not Enceladus!
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Post by Aqua » Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:56 pm

The sun can only appear as a cresent duing a conjunction with a planet or moon in the foreground.

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Post by FieryIce » Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:04 pm

Tic Toc

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