Enceladus

American  

[en-sel-uh-duhs] / ɛnˈsɛl ə dəs /

noun

1. Classical Mythology. a giant with a hundred arms buried under Mount Etna, in Sicily.

2. Astronomy. a natural satellite of the planet Saturn.

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Enceladus ¹ British  

/ ɛnˈsɛlədəs /

noun

1. 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

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Enceladus ² British  

noun

1. a very bright satellite of Saturn

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Example Sentences

In our imagination we were zooming under the arch of Saturn’s rings to make the last braking maneuver before landing on the satellite Enceladus.”

From Slate

There is also a plan to send a spacecraft to Saturn's moon Enceladus, which scientists suspect could have a liquid ocean under its icy shell that might even have the ability to host life.

From Barron's

Using these mathematical parameterizations, the team calculated key properties of Enceladus's cryovolcanic plumes, such as how dense they are and how fast the gas and particles move.

From Science Daily

Enceladus is a relatively small moon, only about 313 miles wide, and its weak gravity is not strong enough to keep the erupting jets from escaping into space.

From Science Daily

One of the most dramatic findings came from Enceladus, a small icy moon where towering geysers shot material into space, creating a faint sub-ring around Saturn made of the ejected debris.

From Science Daily