Cross-Section of Crust of Enceladus (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Cross-Section of Crust of Enceladus

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Artist rendering showing an interior cross-section of the crust of Enceladus, which shows how hydrothermal activity may be causing the plumes of water at the moon's surface.

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Credits: NASA-GSFC/SVS, NASA/JPL-Caltech/Southwest Research Institute

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