Oceans of Europa and Enceladus
Chapter 1
Europa the frozen jewel of Jupiter
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Chapter 2
Enceladus the active geyser of Saturn
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Chapter 3
The recipe for alien life
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Chapter 4
Hunting for life in space
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Oceans of Europa and Enceladus
Ch 2 · Enceladus the active geyser of Saturn
Fun Fact
Enceladus reflectivity: Enceladus reflects 99 percent of sunlight, making it shine like a giant, freshly fallen snowbank.
Glossary
geyser (noun)
A hot spring that intermittently ejects a column of water and steam into the air. In 2005, NASA's Cassini spacecraft photographed these icy eruptions blasting from Saturn's moon Enceladus.
A hot spring that intermittently ejects a column of water and steam into the air. In 2005, NASA's Cassini spacecraft photographed these icy eruptions blasting from Saturn's moon Enceladus.
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Which space probe captured the first close-up images of Enceladus's geysers in 2005?
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What Saturnian feature is continuously fed and created by the icy geysers of Enceladus?
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What features on Enceladus's south pole are named after famous ancient cities like Baghdad and Damascus?