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Water geyser on Enceladus - Artist view

auteur: Joe Bergeron/Novapix

référence: a-sat99-00211

Image Size 300 DPI: 35 * 17 cm

Enceladus, one of Saturn's many icy moons, is now known to possess underground reservoirs of liquid water which sometimes erupt to the surface in the form of great jets or geysers. These keep the moon's surface sparkling white, and even add material to Saturn's rings.

Keywords for this photo:

2006 - ASTRONOMY - ENCELADUS - ERUPTION - GEYSER - ICE - ILLUSTRATION - PLANET - RING - SATELLITE - SATURN - SATURN'S MOON -