Enceladus
Saturn moon with water geysers erupting from a subsurface ocean.
About
Enceladus is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn, famous for its dramatic geysers of water vapor and ice particles erupting from its south polar region. These plumes indicate a subsurface ocean of liquid water, making Enceladus a top candidate for finding extraterrestrial life.
Properties
Notable Facts
Enceladus shoots geysers of water ice from its south pole through cracks called tiger stripes
It has a global subsurface ocean beneath its icy crust
Organic molecules have been detected in its plumes
It is one of the most reflective objects in the solar system
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5,149.5 km
Diameter
15.9 d
Orbit
1655
Discovered
Mimas
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396.4 km
Diameter
0.9 d
Orbit
1789
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Diameter
1.9 d
Orbit
1684
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Dione
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1,122.8 km
Diameter
2.7 d
Orbit
1684
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