Enceladus and Mimas quiz

What planet do Enceladus and Mimas orbit?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mars

• Neptune

Which is true about Enceladus?

• It's cryovolcanoes spit out lava into Saturn's D ring

• It's the coldest moon in the atmosphere with temperatures at -330°

• It is constantly making a humming noise

• Its cryovolcanoes spit out icy particles into Saturn's E ring

Which moon is known as the "Death Star"?

• Titan

• Enceladus

• Mimas

• Io

How long does it take Mimas to orbit Saturn?

• 22 hours and 36 minutes

• 32.9 hours

• 36 hours and 22 seconds

• 34.2 hours

Who discovered Enceladus and Mimas?

• Cronus Herschel

• Caroline Herschel

• John Herschel

• Sir Williams Herschel

Enceladus has the whitest surface in the atmosphere

• True

• False

What makes Enceladus a possible habitat for life?

• It has large oceans for ocean life to thrive

• It has oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and water

• It has the same amount of gravity as Earth

• It snows there

Mimas is tidally locked always having its same face towards Saturn

• True

• False

Enceladus has one of the most heavily cratered surfaces in the solar system

• True

• False

What probes took pictures of Enceladus and Mimas? (choose all that apply)

• Cassini spacecraft

• Voyager I

• Voyager II

• Pathfinder