Enceladus (moon)

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Moon
natural satellite
gptkbp:albedo 0.99
gptkbp:atmosphere thin, mostly water vapor
gptkbp:axialTilt
gptkbp:belongsToPlanetarySystem gptkb:Saturnian_system
gptkbp:density 1.61 g/cm³
gptkbp:diameter 252.1 km
504.2 km
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1789
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 0.239 km/s
gptkbp:eccentricity 0.0047
gptkbp:ejectsMaterialInto gptkb:E_ring_of_Saturn
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Voyager_1
gptkb:Voyager_2
gptkb:Cassini–Huygens
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Enceladus (moon)
gptkbp:inclination 0.009° to Saturn's equator
gptkbp:mass 1.08022×10^20 kg
gptkbp:meanDistanceFromSaturn 237,948 km
gptkbp:minimumPressure nearly zero
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Enceladus_(giant_in_Greek_mythology)
gptkbp:notableFor subsurface ocean
potential habitability
active geysers
gptkbp:numberOfKnownMoonsOfSaturn one of 145+
gptkbp:numberOfNamedSurfaceFeatures over 100
gptkbp:oceanBeneathSurface yes
gptkbp:orbitType 1.370218 days
gptkbp:parentBody gptkb:Saturn
gptkbp:potentiallyHabitable possible
gptkbp:rotationPeriod synchronous with orbital period
gptkbp:shape spheroid
gptkbp:surface geysers
plains
fractures
impact craters
water ice
ridges
tiger stripes
cryovolcanoes
bright white
~800,000 km²
gptkbp:surfaceGravity 0.113 m/s²
gptkbp:tectonicActivity active
gptkbp:temperature -198°C
gptkbp:tidallyLockedTo gptkb:Saturn
gptkbp:volume 67,000,000 km³
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Enceladus_Dorsa
gptkb:Enceladus_Dune
gptkb:Enceladus_Lacus
gptkb:Enceladus_Mons
gptkb:Enceladus_Palus
gptkb:Enceladus_Rupes
gptkb:Enceladus_Scopulus
gptkb:Enceladus_Sulcus
gptkb:Enceladus_sulci
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6