Fact Sheet
Saturnian Shower
Geysers of water spray into space from the south pole of Enceladus, one of the moons of Saturn, in this recent view from the Cassini spacecraft. Cassini flew through the plume in early October. The water squirts from cracks in Enceladus' icy surface. It freezes as it flies into space. Some of the ice particles renew one of Saturn's outer rings. [NASA/JPL/SSI]
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