Enceladus Polar Geysers
by Science Photo Library
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Enceladus Polar Geysers
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Science Photo Library
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Enceladus polar geysers. Cassini image of the geyser basin at the south pole of Enceladus, one of the moons of the planet Saturn. This view shows the geysers visible in sunlight nearly 1.5 years after the autumnal equinox in the Saturnian system. Enceladus is one of the smaller moons of Saturn, with a diameter of around 505 kilometres. Plumes of water, hydrocarbons and other chemicals jet outwards from its surface. This surface is thought to be water ice over liquid water, a possible location for life in the Solar System outside Earth. Cassini flew through the plumes in October 2015. The Cassini spacecraft surveyed the Saturnian system from 2004 to 2017. This image was obtained by the narrow angle camera on 30 November 2010.
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February 18th, 2021
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