11-06-2009, 01:44 PM
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Re: Jets on Saturn's moon Enceladus not geysers
The ice jets of Enceladus send particles streaming into space hundreds of kilometers above the south pole of this spectacularly active moon. Some of the particles escape to form the diffuse E ring around Saturn.
This color-coded image was processed to enhance faint signals, making the contours and extent of the fainter, larger-scale component of the plume easier to see.
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA08226
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Animation PIA08350: Enceladus Transits Rhea
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/archive/PIA08350.mpg
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