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Cassini Passes Through Ice Plumes of Enceladus
The Cassini spacecraft dove within 30 kilometers of Saturn's moon Enceladus to analyze the ice plumes it emits. Cassini sniffed and collected chemical data from particles ejected from the moon's surface. It also flew directly through the ice geysers to sample them. Scientists are looking for impurities in these water-ice plumes to understand their origin.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 13 October 2008 · Gobi Desert See it as a poster -
Released on 13 October 2011 Wide field view of MACS 1206 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 13 October 2009 Wide-field view of the region around NGC 2623 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 13 October 2025 Black holes don’t suck, they get fed! See it as a poster -
Released on 13 October 2025 A well-studied spiral See it as a poster -
Released on 13 October 2021 An aurora streams over the Earth as the International Space Station orbited 273 miles above the southern Indian Ocean See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 13 OCT 2008 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 13 OCT 2008.
Questions about October 13, 2008
What space photo was released on October 13, 2008?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 13, 2008 was "Cassini Passes Through Ice Plumes of Enceladus". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on October 13, 2008?
A full moon, about 98% lit.
What day of the week was October 13, 2008?
October 13, 2008 was a Monday, day 287 of the 366 days in 2008.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 13, 2008?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
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