SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: New Pulsars, Saturn Moons, More

SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Pulsar Stars, Stormy Saturn, More
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January 7, 2009--In an image shot by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, sunlight reflecting off Saturn casts a cool glow on moon Enceladus.

Light reflected off fellow moons Titan, Dione, and Rhea also helped illuminate the explosive Enceladus's southern hemisphere. The deep canyon Labtayt Sulci appears at the top of the image.

The explosive, ice-spewing moon has features that could theoretically harbor life, such as liquid water.

Image courtesy NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA-JPL)

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