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Enceladus Plume (MIRI and Cassini Image)

Stsci_2023-112a_1024

stsci_2023-112a April 24th, 2023

Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, G. Villanueva (GSFC) and A. Pagan (STScI)

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-112

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

Image Use Policy: http://stsci.edu/copyright/

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Enceladus
Subject - Milky Way: Planet > Satellite > Feature; Planet > Satellite > Feature > Surface

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 21h 25m 19.2s; DEC = -16° 30’ 10.2”
Constellation: Capricornus

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Webb (MIRI)	Infrared (H20)	-

Stsci_2023-112a_1280

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ID: 2023-112a
Subject Category: B.1.4.1 B.1.4.1.1.6
Subject Name: Enceladus
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, G. Villanueva (GSFC) and A. Pagan (STScI)

Release Date: 2023-04-24T10:00:00
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Reference Url: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-112

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: Webb
Instrument: MIRI
Color Assignment: Blue

Band: Infrared
Bandpass: H20
Central Wavelength

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 321.33017917, -16.50283056
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Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Position
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Creator (Curator): STScI
URL: http://stsci.edu
Name: Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email: outreach@stsci.edu

Telephone: 410-338-4444
Address: 3700 San Martin Drive
City: Baltimore
State/Province: MD

Postal Code: 21218
Country: USA
Rights: http://stsci.edu/copyright/

Publisher: STScI
Publisher ID: stsci
Resource ID: STSCI-J-p23112a-f-1500x1500.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI_PR_2023-112/STSCI-J-p23112a-f-1500x1500.tif
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Metadata Date: 2023-04-21T11:43:47-04:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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