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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2023 April 30   
       An oblong moon is shown in very muted colors, appearing almost gray.   
      The background is deep space and completely dark at this short exposure   
          time. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                           Saturn's Moon Helene in Color   
         Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, SSI; Processing: Daniel Mach+í-ìek   
      
      Explanation: Although its colors may be subtle, Saturn's moon Helene is   
      an enigma in any light. The moon was imaged in unprecedented detail in   
      2012 as the robotic Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn swooped to   
      within a single Earth diameter of the diminutive moon. Although   
      conventional craters and hills appear, the above image also shows   
      terrain that appears unusually smooth and streaked. Planetary   
      astronomers are inspecting these detailed images of Helene to glean   
      clues about the origin and evolution of the 30-km across floating   
      iceberg. Helene is also unusual because it circles Saturn just ahead of   
      the large moon Dione, making it one of only four known Saturnian moons   
      to occupy a gravitational well known as a stable Lagrange point.   
      
                       Tomorrow's picture: stars with colors   
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