Enceladus - Visit the Geysers Size:36" x 24" (91 cm x 61 cm) Its base is more than

Its base is more than 500 km in diameter and is rimmed by a cliff 6 km (20

Credit: ESO/H

whose uppermost portions are illuminated by sunlight

to its yellowish central core

Next Generation is a mosaic of satellite data taken mostly from a NASA sensor called the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) that flies board NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellites

Enceladus - Visit the Geysers Size:36" x 24" (91 cm x 61 cm) Its base is more thanThe 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 possible life beyond Earth. Image Credit: JPL NASA