Enceladus- SOLD

Enceladus: The sixth-largest of the moons of Saturn.  Enceladus seems to have liquid water under its icy surface. Cryovolcanoes at the south pole shoot large jets of water vapor, other volatiles, and some solid particles (e.g. ice crystals, NaCl particles, etc.) into space, totaling approximately 200 kg per second. Some of this water falls back onto the moon as "snow", some of it adds to Saturn's rings, and some of it reaches Saturn. The whole of Saturn's E Ring is believed to have been made from these ice particles.  Enceladus is only 500 kilometers (310 mi), about a tenth of that of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, and that it reflects almost all of the sunlight that strikes it.  In 2005 the Cassini spacecraft performed several close flybys of Enceladus, revealing the moon's surface and environment in greater detail. In particular, the probe discovered a water-rich plume venting from the moon's south polar region. This discovery, along with the presence of escaping internal heat and very few (if any) impact craters in the south polar region, shows that Enceladus is geologically active today. Moons in the extensive satellite systems of gas giants often become trapped in orbital resonances that lead to forced libration or orbital eccentricity; proximity to Saturn can then lead to tidal heating of Enceladus's interior, offering a possible explanation for the activity.  Enceladus is one of only two outer Solar System bodies with confirmed liquid water, with water-containing plumes also present on Jupiter's moon Europa. Active eruptions on Jupiter's moon Io's sulfur volcanoes and Neptune's moon Triton's nitrogen "geysers" have also been observed, but these do not contain water. Analysis of the outgassing suggests that it originates from a body of subsurface liquid water, which along with the unique chemistry found in the plume, has fueled speculations that Enceladus may be important in the study of astrobiology.  

Delicate and intricate industrial earrings with retaining rings, 18ga green wire, 28ga silver plated wire, black Swarovski crystals and dark moss green Swrovski crystals

Pendant: 2 1/4 inches tall x 1 inch wide
18 silver plated rolo chain with 3 inch extender chain

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