CICLOPS: Helene Rev 127 Flyby Raw Preview

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Helene Rev 127 Flyby Raw Preview

These raw, unprocessed images of Saturn's moon Helene were taken on March 3, 2010.

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<<Helene (pronounced HEL-ə-nee, sometimes hə-LEE-nee, or as in Greek Ἑλένη) is a moon of Saturn. It was discovered by Pierre Laques and Jean Lecacheux in 1980 from ground-based observations at Pic du Midi Observatory, and was designated S/1980 S 6. In 1988 it was officially named after Helen of Troy, who was the granddaughter of Cronus (Saturn) in Greek mythology. The moon is also designated Saturn XII, a number which it received in 1982, under the designation Dione B, because it is co-orbital with Dione and located in its leading Lagrangian point (L4). It is one of four known trojan moons.>>

• Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships
  And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?
  Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss.
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  milliHelene: a metric unit of beauty = the ability to launch one ship

The Planetary Society Blog
By Emily Lakdawalla

Cassini's Helene flyby
Mar. 5, 2010 | 15:05 PST | 23:05 UTC


One of the images captured by Cassini near its closest-yet encounter with Helene on March 3, 2010 shows interesting geomorphology in the form of striations on the walls of its craters. This image has been enlarged slightly. Credit: NASA / JPL / SSI