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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Enceladus

The uncertainty in funding has put on hold future missions to Uranus, Venus and Enceladus, and a return of rock and soil samples from Mars, Dreier said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

Missions studying Mars, Europa, Enceladus, and other worlds are producing increasingly detailed measurements of organic chemistry.

From Science Daily ● May 12, 2026

Saturn's surroundings are of growing interest because of Enceladus, a moon that ejects icy plumes from a subsurface ocean and may potentially support life.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026

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 ● Nov. 27, 2025

The giant Enceladus had Percy wrapped in his massive fist.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan