<p>NASA’s Cassini spacecraft sees Saturn’s rings and a crescent Enceladus, the planet’s third largest moon. Enceladus’ icy surface hides a global ocean of liquid water, which fuels geysers on its south pole that are just barely visible here.</p>
Frigid Crescent
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft sees Saturn’s rings and a crescent Enceladus, the planet’s third largest moon. Enceladus’ icy surface hides a global ocean of liquid water, which fuels geysers on its south pole that are just barely visible here.
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