Enceladus Globe - 12-inch

Get to know Saturn's sixth largest moon, which has the most reflective surface of any object in our solar system, with this stunning 12" desktop globe. Astronomy magazine is proud to unveil the all-new Enceladus Globe.  Using data from Cassini flybys from October and November of 2009, images were selected on overall quality, resolution, and viewing angle to bring out the topography and surface features of the moon. Over the course of Cassini's life, the spacecraft completed 23 flybys if Enceladus, providing a slew of data about the small moon that researches will continue analyzing for years to come.  Among Cassini's most tantalizing discoveries are: Enceladus probably has a liquid water ocean beneath its surface. Based on measurements of Enceladus' orbit, the ocean is most likely global, meaning it lies beneath the entire surface at a depth of 19 to 25 miles. Enceladus' plumes eject water vapor into space and are the source of most of the ice in Saturn's E Ring. Cassini’s Imaging Sc