Coolest Photo You Will Ever SEE! (moon Enceladus)

[AZRepublican]

A masterpiece of deep time and wrenching gravity, the tortured surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus and its fascinating ongoing geologic activity tell the story of the ancient and present struggles of one tiny world. This is a story that is recounted by imaging scientists in a paper published in the journal Science on March 10, 2006.

[RetiredArmy]

I sent that photo to several folks here in the office. One lady replied back the exact same thing. R U her? :)

[RetiredArmy]

I think it would be yellow gold not white.

[Mount Athos]

Just imagine, someday mankind will make enough progress to strip mine it

[Dark Skies]

I agree...there was a news report today that scientists believe there is liquid water on Enceladus.

[xp38]

well...I'll with the original by Obi Wan....That's no moon...it's a space station!!!

[MarcusTulliusCicero]

Saturn is named for the father of Zeus. He was a Titan. Most of the satellites were named for other Titans, i.e. brothers and sisters of Saturn. Enceladus was crushed by Athene in the battle between the Olympian gods and the Titans and the name was given to this satellite by John Herscehl, son of the famous English astronomer William Herschel in 1847. Earth piled on top of Enceladus' corpse became the island of Sicily.

Temperatures on Enceladus range between 65 and 85 degrees Kelvin (-208 to -188 degree Celsius or -342 to -306 degrees Fahrenheit), although according to the story today there may be pockets of liquid water at above 0 degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

Enceladus does rotate but it is a synchronous rotation, so the same side always faces Saturn and it orbits Saturn every 1.37 Earth days. Gravity on Enceladus is about 1/10th of that on Earth.

[Bubbatuck]

Yeah, I saw that. Just fascinating.

We need more of this type of exploration.

[A knight without armor]

No. I'm at home and have not seen this until just now. But I love blue cheese. I originally spelled it bleu cheese but thought I'd get poked for it. Really, this moon looks like it is made of plaster and maybe there was a tiny bit of ink in the bottom of the bowl that ran.

[reagan_fanatic]

Amazing detail - it almost looks like a painting, not an actual picture. The beauty of the Universe continues to awe me.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Bump for later. Thanks! :)

[fish hawk]

I love Enceladus. Are they chicken or beef? Tacos are okay too.

[taxesareforever]

Looking reeeaaallll close, I think I see an iceberg.

[i_dont_chat]

Call me crazy, but it looks like "home" to me. I feel like I've been there before.

[ChadGore]

[manwiththehands]

It amazes me that so much like this is so "close" to home. Makes you wonder how much MORE is out there in God's creation.

[Lekker 1]

Kewl...an extreme close-up of Hillary's bum.

[pabianice]

Looks like one of Kate Michaelman's eggs...

[BallyBill]

Enceladus, I don't know how it is pronounced, but for some reason I get hungry for Mexican food every time I see the name.

[Westlander]

Al Gore created it when he was in elementary school.

[Bubbatuck]

Right click the image and select Copy Image location. Or, if you use a brain dead browser like microsoft, right click image and select properties, and then copy the link.

Thanks for your kind advice. I know how to copy an image. I wanted to send along the article that accompanied it. The OP was kind enough to provide the link, and I have passed it on. Links are easier to send than images, dontcha know? Jerk.