Candle in the Dark
Saturn’s rings cut across an eerie scene that is ruled by Titan’s luminous crescent and globe-encircling haze, broken by the small moon Enceladus, whose icy jets are dimly visible at its south pole. North is up.
The scattered light around planet-sized Titan (5,150 km, or 3,200 miles across) makes the moon’s solid surface visible in silhouette. Enceladus (505 km, or 314 miles across) enjoys far clearer skies than its giant sibling moon.
This view shows the unlit side of Saturn’s rings.
Credit: NASA
(Source: the-star-stuff, via amaurysisosiris)
