Enceladus
Enceladus ( / ɛ n ˈ s ɛ l ə d ə s / ; en- SEL -ə-dəs ) [15] is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn . It is about 500 kilometers (310 mi) in diameter, [3] about a tenth of that of Saturn's largest moon, Titan . Enceladus is mostly covered by fresh, clean ice, making it one of the most reflective bodies of the Solar System . Consequently, its surface temperature at noon only reaches −198 °C (−324 °F), far colder than a light-absorbing body would be. Despite its small size, Enceladus has a wide range of surface features, ranging from old, heavily cratered regions to young, tectonically deformed terrains .
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Enceladus ( / ɛ n ˈ s ɛ l ə d ə s / ; en- SEL -ə-dəs ) [15] is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn . It is about 500 kilometers (310 mi) in diameter, [3] about a tenth of that of Saturn's largest moon, Titan . Enceladus is mostly covered by fresh, clean ice, making it one of the most reflective bodies of the Solar System . Consequently, its surface temperature at noon only reaches −198 °C (−324 °F), far colder than a light-absorbing body would be. Despite its small size, Enceladus has a wide range of surface features, ranging from old, heavily cratered regions to young, tectonically deformed terrains . |
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Enceladus ( / ɛ n ˈ s ɛ l ə d ə s / ; en- SEL -ə-dəs ) is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn . It is about 500 kilometers (310 mi) in diameter, [3] about a tenth of that of Saturn's largest moon, Titan . Enceladus is mostly covered by fresh, clean ice, making it one of the most reflective bodies of the Solar System . Consequently, its surface temperature at noon only reaches −198 °C (−324 °F), far colder than a light-absorbing body would be. Despite its small size, Enceladus has a wide range of surface features, ranging from old, heavily cratered regions to young, tectonically deformed terrains that formed as recently as 100 million years ago. |
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Enceladus (pronounced / ɛ n ˈ s ɛ l ə d ə s / ) is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn . It is approximately 500 kilometers (310 mi) in diameter, [3] about a tenth of that of Saturn's largest moon, Titan . Enceladus is mostly covered by fresh, clean ice, reflecting almost all the sunlight that strikes it, making its surface temperature at noon reach only −198 °C (−324.4 °F). Despite its small size, Enceladus has a wide range of surface features, ranging from old, heavily cratered regions to young, tectonically deformed terrains that formed as recently as 100 million years ago. |
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Enceladus (pronounced / ɛ n ˈ s ɛ l ə d ə s / ) is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn . It is only 500 kilometers (310 mi) in diameter, [3] about a tenth of that of Saturn's largest moon, Titan . Enceladus is mostly covered by fresh, clean ice, reflecting almost all the sunlight that strikes it, making its surface temperature at noon reach only −198 °C (−324.4 °F). Enceladus has a wide range of surface features, ranging from old, heavily cratered regions to young, tectonically deformed terrains that formed as recently as 100 million years ago, despite its small size. |
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Enceladus is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn . It was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel , [14] [15] [16] but little was known about Enceladus until the two Voyager spacecraft passed near it in the early 1980s. [17] The Voyagers showed that the diameter of Enceladus is only 500 kilometers (310 mi), [3] about a tenth of that of Saturn's largest moon, Titan , and that it reflects almost all the sunlight that strikes it. Enceladus has a wide range of surfaces ranging from old, heavily cratered regions to young, tectonically deformed terrains that formed as recently as 100 million years ago, despite its small size. |
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Enceladus is the sixth-largest of the moons of Saturn . [12] It was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel . [13] |
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Enceladus is the sixth-largest of the moons of Saturn . [12] It was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel . [13] |
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Enceladus is the sixth-largest of the moons of Saturn . [14] It was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel . [15] Until the two Voyager spacecraft passed near it in the early 1980s very little was known about this small moon besides the identification of water ice on its surface. The Voyagers showed that the diameter of Enceladus is only 500 kilometers (310 mi), about a tenth of that of Saturn 's largest moon, Titan , and that it reflects almost all of the sunlight that strikes it. Voyager 1 found that Enceladus orbited in the densest part of Saturn's diffuse E ring , indicating a possible association between the two, while Voyager 2 revealed that despite the moon's small size, it had a wide range of terrains ranging from old, heavily cratered surfaces to young, tectonically deformed terrain , with some regions with surface ages as young as 100 million years old. |
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Enceladus is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn . [14] It was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel . [15] Until the two Voyager spacecraft passed near it in the early 1980s, very little was known about this small moon besides the identification of water ice on its surface. The Voyagers showed that the diameter of Enceladus is only 500 kilometers (310 mi), about a tenth of that of Saturn's largest moon, Titan , and reflects almost all of the sunlight that strikes it. Voyager 1 found that Enceladus orbited in the densest part of Saturn's diffuse E ring , indicating a possible association between the two, while Voyager 2 revealed that despite the moon's small size, it had a wide range of terrains ranging from old, heavily cratered surfaces to young, tectonically deformed terrain , with some regions with surface ages as young as 100 million years old. |
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Enceladus is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn . [14] It was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel . [15] Until the two Voyager spacecraft passed near it in the early 1980s, very little was known about this small moon besides the identification of water ice on its surface. The Voyagers showed that the diameter of Enceladus is only 500 km , about a tenth of that of Saturn's largest moon, Titan , and reflects almost 100% of the sunlight that strikes it. Voyager 1 found that Enceladus orbited in the densest part of Saturn's diffuse E ring , indicating a possible association between the two, while Voyager 2 revealed that despite the moon's small size, it had a wide range of terrains ranging from old, heavily cratered surfaces to young, tectonically deformed terrain , with some regions with surface ages as young as 100 million years old. |
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Enceladus ( Template:PronEng en- SEL -ə-dəs , or as in Greek Εγκέλαδος), is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn . [12] It was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel . [13] Until the two Voyager spacecraft passed near it in the early 1980s, very little was known about this small moon besides the identification of water ice on its surface. The Voyagers showed that Enceladus is only 500 km in diameter, about a tenth the size of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, and reflects almost 100% of the sunlight that strikes it. Voyager 1 found that Enceladus orbited in the densest part of Saturn's diffuse E ring , indicating a possible association between the two, while Voyager 2 revealed that despite the moon's small size, it had a wide range of terrains ranging from old, heavily cratered surfaces to young, tectonically deformed terrain , with some regions with surface ages as young as 100 million years old. |
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Enceladus ( Template:PronEng en-sel'-ə-dəs ), discovered in 1789 by William Herschel , [12] is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn . [13] Until the two Voyager spacecraft passed near it in the early 1980s , very little was known about this small moon besides the identification of water ice on its surface. The Voyagers showed that Enceladus is only 500 km in diameter and reflects almost 100% of the sunlight that strikes it. Voyager 1 found that Enceladus orbited in the densest part of Saturn's diffuse E ring , indicating a possible association between the two, while Voyager 2 revealed that despite the moon's small size, it had a wide range of terrains ranging from old, heavily cratered surfaces to young, tectonically deformed terrain , with some regions with surface ages as young as 100 million years old. |
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Enceladus (en-sel'-ə-dəs, IPA : /ɛnˈsɛlədəs/ ), discovered in 1789 by William Herschel [10] , is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn . [11] Until the two Voyager spacecraft passed near it in the early 1980s , very little was known about this small moon besides the identification of water ice on its surface. The Voyagers showed that Enceladus is only 500 kilometers in diameter and reflects almost 100% of the sunlight that strikes it. Voyager 1 found that Enceladus orbited in the densest part of Saturn's diffuse E ring , indicating a possible association between the two, while Voyager 2 revealed that despite the moon's small size, it had a wide range of terrains ranging from old, heavily cratered surfaces to young, tectonically-deformed terrain , with some regions with surface ages as young as 100 million years old. |
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Enceladus ( en-sel'-a-dus , Greek Ενκέλαδος ) is a moon of Saturn discovered in 1789 by William Herschel [11] . Despite its small size, Enceladus has a wide-range of surface types ranging from old, heavily cratered surfaces to young, very smooth terrain. The discovery of outgassing near the south pole, the very youthful age of the surface, and the presence of escaping internal heat, indicate that Enceladus, and the south polar region in particular, is active today. Enceladus is one of only three outer solar system bodies (including Jupiter 's moon Io and Neptune 's moon Triton ) where active eruptions have been observed. |
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Enceladus ("en SELL a duss") is a moon of Saturn discovered in 1789 by William Herschel . It is named after the mythological Enceladus . It is also designated Saturn II. |
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At least five different types of terrain have been identified on Enceladus. In addition to craters there are smooth plains and extensive linear cracks and ridges. At least some of the surface is relatively young, probably less than 100 million years. This means that Enceladus must have been active very recently with some sort of "water volcanism" or other process that renews the surface. The fresh, clean ice that dominates its surface gives Enceladus the highest albedo of any body in the solar system (Visual geometric albedo of 0.99). Because it reflects so much sunlight, the mean surface temperature is only -201°C. |