Quadruple Saturn moon transit snapped by Hubble
On 24 February 2009, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured a photo sequence of four moons of Saturn passing in front of their parent planet. The moons, from far left to right, are the white icy moons Enceladus and Dione, the large orange moon Titan, and icy Mimas. Due to the angle of the Sun, they are each preceded by their own shadow.
Credit:NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | heic0904a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 17 March 2009, 14:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0904 |
| Size: | 2860 x 1957 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Dione, Enceladus, Mimas, Saturn, Titan |
| Type: | Solar System : Planet : Type : Gas Giant Solar System : Planet : Satellite |
| Category: | Solar System |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 439 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical V | 555 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical R | 675 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |