This wide-angle view is one of the highest resolution images yet acquired
by Cassini and shows what appears to be a geologically youthful,
tectonically fractured terrain.
A higher resolution, narrow-angle view of the center of the terrain shown
here is available (see PIA06252), as well as a comparison view showing
the position of the narrow-angle image within this image (see PIA06250).
The image was taken during Cassini's very close flyby of Enceladus on
July 14, 2005, from a distance of approximately 208 kilometers (129 miles)
above Enceladus. Resolution in the image is about 37 meters (121 feet) per
pixel. The image's contrast has been enhanced to improve the visibility of
surface features.
The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European
Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages
the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The
Cassini orbiter and its two onboard cameras were designed, developed and
assembled at JPL. The imaging team is based at the Space Science
Institute, Boulder, Colo.
For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov.
For additional images visit the Cassini imaging team homepage http://ciclops.org.
