One of Saturn's strange co-orbital moons, Epimetheus (113 kilometers, 70 miles across) was captured by Cassini in this view. Irregularly shaped Epimetheus occasionally swaps orbits with nearby Janus (see PIA06603) and both moons play a role in maintaining the outer edge of Saturn's bright A ring. The image was taken in visible light with the narrow angle camera on January 22, 2005, from a distance of approximately 2.5 million kilometers (1.6 million miles) from Epimetheus and at a Sun-Epimetheus-spacecraft, or phase, angle of 90 degrees. Resolution in the image is 15 kilometers (9 miles) per pixel. The image has been contrast-enhanced to aid visibility.

PIA 06605

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