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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.

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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That pressure may help create dramatic surface features such as the long fractures known as the "tiger stripes" on Enceladus.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 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

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 • Nov. 18, 2025

What Enceladus does is akin to a volcano hurling lava into space -- except the ejecta are plumes of water vapor and ice.

From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2025

Out of the corner of his eye, Jason saw Annabeth fighting Enceladus.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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