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Enceladus is a small moon of Saturn that seems to be frozen. It's the coldest moon in Saturn's system because its bright surface reflects almost all of the sunlight that hits it. But under the ice is a liquid ocean and scientists wonder if there might be life there.

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Comparing the sizes of the Earth, the Moon and Enceladus. It would take seven bodies the size of Enceladus to fit across the diameter of the Moon. But you can see that overall the Moon is many times larger than Enceladus overall.

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Here is a natural-colour photo of Enceladus. It was taken in October 2015 by the Cassini spacecraft which was making a close approach to the moon.

Credit: NASA / JPL

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Photographic evidence of eruptions on Enceladus were taken of the moon's south polar region. About a hundred geysers were discovered.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

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These are awesome pictures.

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Here is gilt-bronze Enceladus by Gaspard Marsy (1624-1681). It's in the Bosquet de l'Encélade in the gardens of Versailles.

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A visit Enceladus poster from JPL (the Jet Propulsion Laboratory). Alas, it's not a real possibility, but it is a bit of fun and a chance to show off some of the prominent features of heavenly objects.

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The discovery of Enceladus' icy jets and their role in creating Saturn's E-ring is one of the top findings of the Cassini mission to Saturn. Further Cassini mission discoveries revealed strong evidence of a global ocean and the first signs of potential hydrothermal activity beyond Earth - making this tiny Saturnian moon one of the leading locations in the search for life beyond Earth.


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