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Discovery of Geysers on Enceladus video - Windows to the Universe

Discovery of Geysers on Enceladus video

This video from NASA/JPL describes the apparent discovery of ice geysers near the South Pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Images and other data from the Cassini spacecraft helped scientists discover these fascinating and unusual features.

If you cannot see the video, you should make sure you have the latest version of Apple's QuickTime plugin installed on your computer.

Last modified January 20, 2009 by Randy Russell.

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