The Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn continues to churn out mind-blowing imagery.

Collected last month during its closest flyby yet of Saturn’s “Death Star” looking moon, Mimas, new imagery is available for your perusal.

The verdict from Carolyn Porco, Cassini Imaging Team Leader and Director of CICLOPS at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colorado:

“They are outta sight! After much deliberation, we have concluded [that] Mimas is not boring. Who knew?!”

According to Porco, you’ll see details in the moon’s craters that reminded imaging folks of features they had seen on Phoebe and Hyperion. You’ll discover that Mimas, she adds, has a very peculiar thermal signature that they can’t yet explain. And best of all … be sure you have a pair of red/green glasses handy because you won’t want to miss peering into gigantic Herschel crater in 3D!

To see all our spectacular images, mosaics, thermal results and more, go to:

http://ciclops.org

By LD/CSE