Cassini probe has made a very interesting photograph of five of Saturn’s moons in one shot. The raw image can be viewed on the mission’s official website. Its processed version is available on the website of amateur astronomer Jason Mayor. 

In the center of the picture is Enceladus. It is the most vivid of all moons in the picture, because its surface is covered with ice. The big moon (actually half of it) on the right is Rhea. Behind Rhea you can see Mimas. It is interesting that the names of two other, smaller satellites are not provided. The final image analysis will only be completed in 2012. The photo will be placed in the official catalog once the analysis is completed.

All of the large moons, captured in the photograph are of considerable scientific interest. For example, according to some experts, there is an ocean of liquid water under the ice of Enceladus, which is the reason for kriovolcanism – an analog of the usual volcanism, where water is erupted instead of magma. Another interesting fact  is that Rhea’s atmosphere most likely contains oxygen.