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[Al Degutis]

More images from the Cassini spacecraft, this time of Dione:

And the odd shaped Hyperion:

[Chicago Astronomer - Astro Joe]

Dione in front of Saturn

(Oct 18, 2005) On October 11, 2005, Cassini flew within 500 km (310 miles) of the surface of Dione; one of Saturn's moons. Like many of Saturn's moons, Dione shows a heavily cratered surface, and unusual streaks in the terrain that dominates one whole hemisphere of the moon. Cassini found evidence that Dione's surface is covered by fractures, which run in roughly parallel lines; these are interrupted by larger bright features. Scientists are working with the data to compositional maps of Dione's surface.

More here and a movie from Universe today: www.universetoday.com/am/publish/cassini_closeup_view_dione.html?18102005

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It almost looks like a photoshop composition...quite cool.