Planetary Geology

Figure 36.30 Computer-simulated flight over Enceladus.

This image from a computer-simulated flight over Enceladus is based on images from Voyager 2. Ice flows and cracks strongly suggest that the surface of Enceladus has been geologically active recently, perhaps as a result of heating by tidal forces. (NASA)

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