Enceladus | CosmoVerse

Lunar Overview

A small icy moon of Saturn that vents water-rich plumes from fractures near its south pole.

Reflects most incoming sunlight

Global ocean likely present

South polar geysers

Key astrobiology target

Surface & Orbital Metrics

Saturn

Parent Planet

504.2 km

Diameter

1.08 x 10^20 kg

Mass

0.11 m/s^2

Gravity

1.37 days

Orbital Period

1.37 days

Rotation Period

-201 C avg

Surface Temperature

Localized water vapor plume atmosphere

Atmosphere

Mission History

No recorded missions in the database for this object.

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