Page 1 of 1

The fountains of Enceladus

Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:51 pm
by halfmute
"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!
:roll:

Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:56 pm
by Aqua
The sun can only appear as a cresent duing a conjunction with a planet or moon in the foreground.

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:04 pm
by FieryIce