Enceladus


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En·cel·a·dus

(ĕn-sĕl′ə-dəs)
n.
1. Greek Mythology A giant who was defeated in battle and buried under Mount Etna by Athena.
2. A satellite of Saturn.
[Latin, from Greek Enkelados.]
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Enceladus

(ɛnˈsɛlədəs)
n
(Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a giant who was punished for his rebellion against the gods by a fatal blow from a stone cast by Athena. He was believed to be buried under Mount Etna in Sicily

Enceladus

n
(Celestial Objects) a very bright satellite of Saturn: diameter 505 km; surface made of ice, with water probably underneath; discovered by W. Herschel in 1789
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Encelade
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The hero fell without a groan - he fell while answering Aramis with words of encouragement and hope, for, thanks to the powerful arch of his hands, for an instant he believed that, like Enceladus, he would succeed in shaking off the triple load.
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Rather, come and let us all go to help them, or else let loose your weapon, the great and formidable Titan-killer with which you killed Capaneus, that doughty man, and great Enceladus and the wild tribes of Giants; ay, let it loose, for so the most valiant will be slain.'
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Emerging from that gathering, 22 papers cover Enceladus geophysics, geology, and geochemistry; Enceladus plumes and the E Ring; Saturn's icy moons; and astrobiology and exploration of Enceladus.
Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn
NASA'S CASSINI made Enceladus, one of Saturn's icy moons, famous for its plumes of salty, organics-laced water-ice crystals.
Organics Inside Enceladus: Complex Enough for Life?
Early in its mission, while flying past Saturn's ice-covered moon Enceladus, Cassini discovered jets of ice and saltwater gushing from cracks in the south pole -- a sign that the body contained a subsurface ocean that could harbour life.
Ingredients for life discovered gushing out of Saturn's moon
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Thirty services take part in earthquake exercise
Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has them all, as NASA spacecraft Cassini confirmed in the final years of its mission to that planet.
Could alien life thrive on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus?
The icy orb known as Enceladus may boast ideal living conditions for single-celled microorganisms known as archaeans found in some of the most extreme environments on Earth, they reported in the science journal Nature Communications.
Alien life in our Solar System? Study hints at Saturn's moon
LAHORE -- The conditions required for life to flourish and cutting edge research is being conducted by scientists from various parts of the world to detect microbial life on other planetary bodies such as Saturn's moon, Enceladus and Jupiter's moon, Europa.
Scientists detect Microbial life of other planets: Dr Nozair
Scientists feared a collision with Titan or Enceladus, two of Saturn's moons that in the past 10 years have shown a potential to host simple life.
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