Scientists explain intriguing phenomenon on Saturn's moon

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Geyser on Enceladus. Credit: Michael Carroll www.stock-space-images.com
Geyser on Enceladus. Credit: Michael Carroll, www.stock-space-images.com

An enormous plume of dust and water spurts violently into space from the south pole of Enceladus, Saturn's sixth-largest moon. This raging eruption has intrigued scientists ever since the Cassini spacecraft provided dramatic images of the phenomenon.


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