Double Moon Transit Glows in Saturn's Night Sky

[DaemonSeid]

Dedicated to CheerfulGreek

The smaller moon Enceladus (504 kilometers, 313 miles across) passes in front of the larger moon Rhea (1528 kilometers, 949 miles across). These three images were each taken a little more than a minute apart. Mutual event observations such as this one, in which one moon passes close to or in front of another, help scientists refine their understanding of the orbits of Saturn's moons.

The view was obtained at a distance of approximately 2.3 million kilometers (1.4 million miles) from Enceladus and 2.7 million kilometers (1.7 million miles) from Rhea.

click to see the pix here

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

Dedicated to CheerfulGreek

The smaller moon Enceladus (504 kilometers, 313 miles across) passes in front of the larger moon Rhea (1528 kilometers, 949 miles across). These three images were each taken a little more than a minute apart. Mutual event observations such as this one, in which one moon passes close to or in front of another, help scientists refine their understanding of the orbits of Saturn's moons.

The view was obtained at a distance of approximately 2.3 million kilometers (1.4 million miles) from Enceladus and 2.7 million kilometers (1.7 million miles) from Rhea.

click to see the pix here

Yay!!! I honesty think it's some of the moons we need to be exploring for possible life forms, not so much the planets in our solar system. And what I find interesting about Saturn's moons is that they're more like captured objects if anything, because they have inclined orbits. And I just love Saturn, not because of just its rings, but because of how they got there, and it's density is amazing. It has a density unlike any other planet in our solar system. It's so light. More likely than not, Saturn didn't always have those rings, though. That's why when people say there is no gravity in space, I'm like--oooooookaaaaay.

This is the 2nd thread that was started for me. AKA_Monet started one about the Platypus, and now this one. I feel special.

Thanks SO much for this, Daemon! You're the best!

[DaemonSeid]

I try!!!