Cassini pass reveals moon secrets
The Cassini spacecraft, which is en route to Saturn, has made a close pass of the planet's mysterious moon Phoebe.
The US-European spacecraft made its closest approach to the moon on Friday at 2156 BST at a distance of 2,078km.
Images show a scarred moon pounded by massive impacts that tossed building-sized rocks out on to its surface.
The pictures have already hinted at an ice-rich cosmic body overlain with a thin layer of dark material. One sharply defined crater exhibits two or more layers of alternating bright (icy) and dark material.
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