@...@During the flyby Cassini approached within 1,142 miles (1,839 km) of Enceladus, capturing detailed images of its cratered and fractured surface while ©zipping by at an incredible 19,014 mph (8//5 km/sec)//
E~20 was the first of a series of three flybys Cassini will execute before the end of 2015, specifically planned to obtain our best views yet of Enceladus* ©north pole, now well~illuminated as Saturn moves toward its summer season//
@...@**The northern regions are crisscrossed by a spidery network of gossamer~thin cracks that slice through the craters,** said Paul Helfenstein, a member of the Cassini ©imaging team at Cornell University// **These thin cracks are ubiquitous on Enceladus, and now we see that they extend across the northern terrains as well//**