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Enceladus Global View with Plume (Artist’s Rendering)
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Caption:
This illustration shows Saturn's icy moon Enceladus with the plume of ice particles, water vapor and organic molecules that sprays from fractures in the moon's south polar region.
A cutaway version of this graphic is also available, showing the moon's interior ocean and hydrothermal activity — both of which were discovered by NASA's Cassini mission (see PIA20013 ).
This global view was created using a Cassini-derived map of Enceladus (see PIA18435 ).
Background Info:
More information about Enceladus is available at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/saturn-moons/enceladus/in-depth/ . For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/cassini/overview/ .
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Enceladus | |
| System | Saturn | |
| Target Type | Satellite | |
| Mission | Cassini-Huygens | |
| Instrument Host | Cassini Orbiter | |
| Host Type | Orbiter | |
| Instrument | ||
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Artwork, Color, Map, Plume, Thermal, Water | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2020-02-24 | |
| Date in Caption | ||
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23175 | |
| Identifier | PIA23175 | |
