This raw, unprocessed image of Mimas was taken by Cassini on Feb. 13, 2010.
The image was taken in light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera. The view was acquired at a distance of approximately 35,000 kilometers (22,000 miles) from Mimas. Image scale is 209 meters (687 feet) per pixel.
The Cassini Equinox Mission is a joint United States and European endeavor. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter was designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The imaging team consists of scientists from the US, England, France, and Germany. The imaging operations center and team lead (Dr. C. Porco) are based at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo.
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