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Water geyser on Enceladus - Artist view

by

Joe Bergeron/Novapix

Reference

a-sat99-00211

Date

2010-03-06

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.