Enceladus shoots water into space.

Much like the Jovian moon Europa, Saturnian moon Enceladus is also believed to harbor a massive ocean of water under it's icy surface. However, unlike Europa, where scientists must determine a way to burrow through the miles and miles of ice, Enceladus offers up it's insides on a platter to us. Massive geysers spray water from deep within the moon out into space. Cassini shot this (raw/unedited) image of these spouts on August 13th, 2010.


While this picture may be "boring" compared to the more exotic shots found in the Universe, the fact that these geysers may offer our first glimpse of a 2nd genesis of life in the cosmos gives it a special place to me.


Source: http://www.ciclops.org/view_event/140/Enceladus_Tethys_and_Dione_Rev_136_Raw_Preview

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