Enceladus

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4436. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Solar System, Planets And Satellites

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A mid-sized icy satellite of Saturn, discovered in 1789 by William Herschel. Its diameter is 500 km and it orbits Saturn at a distance of 238 000 km. The part of Enceladus imaged in the Voyager mission has two distinct types of terrain: areas with a medium density of cratering, and almost crater-free plains with extensive fault features—straight and curved grooves and ridges, such as Daryabar Fos...

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