Epimetheus Close-Up

The Cassini spacecraft snapped this high-resolution image of Saturn's small moon Epimetheus during the spacecraft's non-targeted flyby on April 7, 2010.



The view was obtained at a distance of approximately 107,000 kilometers (66,500 miles) from Epimetheus and at a sun-Epimetheus-spacecraft, or phase, angle of 62 degrees.

Lit terrain seen here is mostly on the Saturn-facing side of Epimetheus (113 kilometers, or 70 miles across). North on Epimetheus is up and rotated 26 degrees to the le [...]

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