NASA image of the day

This is the NASA image of the day feed eater. This image has been published Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST.

Bursting at the Seams

Dramatic plumes, both large and small, spray water ice out from many locations along the famed \'tiger stripes\' near the south pole of Saturn\'s moon Enceladus. The tiger stripes are fissures that spray icy particles, water vapor and organic compounds. This mosaic was created from two high-resolution images that were captured by the narrow-angle camera when NASA\'s Cassini spacecraft flew past Enceladus and through the jets on Nov. 21, 2009. Imaging the jets over time will allow Cassini scientists to study the consistency of their activity. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

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