Archivo: Color Near Herschel Crater

Descripción: Subtle colour differences on Saturn's moon Mimas are apparent in this false-colour view of Herschel Crater captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft during its closest-ever flyby of that moon. The image shows terrain-dependent colour variations, particularly the contrast between the bluish materials in and around Herschel Crater (130 kilometres wide) and the greenish cast on older, more heavily cratered terrain elsewhere. The origin of the colour differences is not yet understood, but may be caused by subtle differences in the surface composition between the two terrains. Herschel Crater covers most of the bottom of this image.
Título: Color Near Herschel Crater
Créditos: NASA JPL Photojournal
Autor(a): NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Términos de Uso: Dominio Público
Licencia: Dominio Público
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