Cassini marks holidays with dramatic views of Rhea
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 - 16:40
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Newly released for the holidays, images of Saturn's second largest moon Rhea obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft show dramatic views of fractures cutting through craters on the moon's surface, revealing a history of tectonic rumbling. The images are among the highest-resolution views ever obtained of Rhea.