Enceladus Crescent

Enceladus Crescent 1920
(Image credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute.)

The camera was pointing toward Enceladus at approximately 120,000 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the RED and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated.

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