Dec 12 the Cassini probe passed the Saturn-moon Dione only 99km over its surface. Images from the day after of the larger moon Titan are even more stunning than the record-beaking images of Dione

The images are not officially released, but can be seenin the Cassini-probes raw image-archives. The final images - after callibrations and enhancements will be even better but meanwhile, you can track the passage hour by hour, in the series of images.

Tjey are quit fascinating to follow: You can allmost feel the coffee-cup clink, as if you where actually on the ride pass Dione:

See Raw-files of Dione from the wide-angle camera
See Raw-files of Dione from the narrow-angle camera

On the 13'th the Cassini probe passed Titan, where the wheather was ... yes cloudy as usual

Eventhough Cassini passed Titan at a much bigger distance of 36000km, the images of the larger moon are even more stunning

See Raw-files of Titan from the wide-angle camera
See Raw-files of Titan from the narrow-angle camera

READ MORE on the passages on Cassinis homepage