Cassini closes in on Saturn's tumbling moon Hyperion
Saturday, August 27, 2011 - 19:30
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured new views of Saturn's oddly shaped moon Hyperion during its encounter with a cratered body on Aug. 25. Raw images were acquired as the spacecraft flew past the moon at a distance of about 15,500 miles (25,000 kilometers), making this the second closest encounter.