Plume Diving: The Departure

Cassini moves away from it’s risky encounter at Enceladus… This came out so cool that it looks fake.
IMAGE NOTE: 3 frames of this 13 frame animation were “faked” in that adjacent frames were used to fill in gaps. The size and position of Enceladus was simply adjusted on these frames to create a smoother transition where needed. Additionally, the last 3 frames had stars added to the background for consistency.
March 14th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
That rocks! My favorite images from this pass are those blurry ones filled with motion and wheeling starlight. Gives a sense of riding along. This animation completes the effect.
March 14th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
you are riding with robots, in fact.