Moon

Enceladus

Jets from a hidden ocean

A small icy moon that ejects water vapour and ice particles.

Educational illustration · shapes and sizes are not to scale.

Orbiting: Saturn
Category: Natural satellite

What makes this world interesting

An ocean lies beneath its crust. Cassini’s measurements have made this world a major target for the study of habitability.

Observe or explore it

Much harder to observe than Titan. The plumes were discovered by spacecraft, not through amateur eyepieces.

Connect the discoveries

Saturn

Sources and reference information

NASA Science — Enceladus

Rounded educational data, sources consulted on 18 October 2026. Orbital distances are mean reference distances from the Sun, not current distances from Earth. Periods are expressed in Earth time. The planner provides date-specific positions for supported targets.