Cassini probe's close flyby of Enceladus
Q. The Cassini probe will make close flyby of Enceladus. Enceladus is- - Published on 29 Oct 15a. A Comet
b. Moon of Saturn
c. Moon of Jupiter
d. Dwarf Planet
ANSWER: Moon of Saturn
- Enceladus is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn.
- Enceladus is mostly covered by fresh, clean ice, reflecting almost all the sunlight that strikes it and making its surface temperature at noon reach only -198 °C.
- Enceladus has a wide range of surface features, ranging from old, heavily cratered regions to young, tectonically deformed terrains that formed as recently as 100 million years ago, despite its small size.
- In 2014, NASA reported that Cassinifound evidence for a large south polar subsurface ocean of liquid water within Enceladus with a thickness of around 10 km.
