Moon
Enceladus
Moon of Saturn
Icy geysers into space
Cassini discovered jets of water vapour and ice spraying from cracks near Enceladus's south pole, fed by a subsurface ocean that contains salts and organic molecules.
Key facts
Distance
238,000 km from Saturn
Diameter
504 km
Orbital period
1.37 days
Discovered
1789, Herschel
Orbits
Saturn
Did you know
- It reflects almost all sunlight that hits it.
- Its plumes feed Saturn's E ring.
- Cassini flew directly through the plumes.
