File:Saturn's moon Telesto (PIA12704).jpg

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English: The smooth surface of Saturn's moon Telesto is seen in this image captured during the Cassini spacecraft's flyby on 27 August 2009.

This view looks toward the leading hemisphere of Telesto (25 kilometres, or 16 miles across). North on the moon is up and rotated 3 degrees to the right.

The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera. The view was obtained at a distance of approximately 36,000 kilometres (22,000 miles) from Telesto and at a sun-Telesto-spacecraft, or phase, angle of 48 degrees. Image scale is 214 metres (702 feet) per pixel.
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This image or video was catalogued by Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: PIA12704.

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