Chapter 1
The anatomy of a gas giant
Chapter 2
Rings of ice and dust
Chapter 3
The wild worlds of Saturn's moons
Chapter 4
Humanity's eyes on the giant
YOUR GOAL
Master of The cosmic crown jewel and its rings of mystery
Ch 3 · The wild worlds of Saturn's moons
sonia Saturn's Moons
Enceladus is spraying ice! (Right into space!) / Feeding Saturn's giant ring! (Oh, what a place!)
sonia The small moon Mimas looks astonishingly like the Death Star from Star Wars due to a colossal impact crater.
sonia The tiny, icy moon Enceladus shoots massive plumes of salty water into space from a hidden underground ocean.
BETA
sonia Match each moon to its extreme environment to discover the wild worlds orbiting Saturn.
Fun Fact
Moon maker: Saturn has over 140 confirmed moons, making it a mini-solar system where new tiny moonlets are constantly being discovered.
Glossary
cryovolcano (noun)
A volcano that erupts volatiles such as water, ammonia, or methane instead of molten rock. In 2005, the Cassini spacecraft photographed icy geysers erupting from the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus.
A volcano that erupts volatiles such as water, ammonia, or methane instead of molten rock. In 2005, the Cassini spacecraft photographed icy geysers erupting from the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus.
Quiz
Which of Saturn's moons is the only moon in the solar system with a dense atmosphere?