• A spherical solar system body is shown in the upper right corner of the image. The surface at the outer most edge is bright and there’s vertical plumes coming from it that appear to be vapor.
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    Cassini scientists used views like this one to help identify the locations of the individual geysers that form the massive plume of ice particles, water vapor, and organic compounds rising from the surface of Enceladus.

  • A spherical solar system body is shown in the upper right corner of the image. The surface at the outer most edge is bright and there’s vertical plumes coming from it that appear to be vapor.

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