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Highest Resolution View of Dione Target Name:   Dione Spacecraft:   Cassini Orbiter Instrument:   Imaging Science Subsystem - Narrow Angle Produced by:   NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA06163 Date Taken:   14 December 2004 Related Documents Dione Saturn Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size PIA06163.jpg JPEG 640 x 640 102K PIA06163.jpg JPEG 1800 x 1800 528K PIA06163.tif TIFF 1800 x 1800 2.422 MB This very detailed image taken during the Cassini spacecraft's closest approach to Saturn's moon Dione on Dec. 14, 2004 is centered on the wispy terrain of the moon. To the surprise of Cassini imaging scientists, the wispy terrain does not consist of thick ice deposits, but rather the bright ice cliffs created by tectonic fractures.

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