This graphic represents a possible model for mechanisms that could
generate the water vapor and tiny ice particles detected by Cassini over
the southern polar terrain on Enceladus. This model shows venting by
"plumes."
For other models being considered by scientists, see also PIA07725 and PIA07727.
The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European
Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages
the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The
Cassini orbiter was designed, developed and assembled at JPL.
For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov.
For additional images visit the Cassini imaging team homepage http://ciclops.org.
