Exploring Enceladus: Saturn's Mysterious Moon

Enceladus, Saturn's sixth-largest moon, is known for its reflective icy surface and potential for life. Discovered by William Herschel, it has a diameter of 500 km and orbits Saturn every 1.4 Earth days. Voyager and Cassini missions revealed its icy surface and cryovolcanic activity, suggesting a rocky core and potential habitability. Future missions may explore its potential for life.

Who discovered Enceladus, and what other celestial body is he known for discovering?

• Galileo Galilei, known for discovering Jupiter's moons

• Carl Sagan, known for discovering Titan

• William Herschel, known for discovering Uranus

• Edwin Hubble, known for discovering the Andromeda Galaxy

What makes Enceladus one of the most reflective objects in the solar system?

• Its rocky core

• Its thick atmosphere

• Its volcanic activity

• Its icy surface

What did the Voyager spacecraft reveal about Enceladus in the 1980s?

• It has a clear, icy surface

• It has a thick atmosphere

• It is larger than Titan

• It has no volcanic activity

What did the Cassini spacecraft discover about Enceladus's surface?

• It has no water

• It is covered in lava

• It is completely smooth

• It has geyser activity

What potential does Enceladus have according to scientists?

• It could be a new sun

• It might have no water

• It might be habitable

• It could collide with Saturn