First it was Europa...

[661-pete]

...now it's Enceladus, it seems. Things are looking up in the hunt for extraterrestrial life! Is it pure coincidence that the best prospects for a planet or satellite harbouring life, are if its name begins with an 'E'?

'E-Mars', anyone?

[stefski]

.....fancy a swim?

[ChrisEdu]

...now it's Enceladus, it seems. Things are looking up in the hunt for extraterrestrial life! Is it pure coincidence that the best prospects for a planet or satellite harbouring life, are if its name begins with an 'E'?

'E-Mars', anyone?

E by gum! There be life out the somewhere.

[timetraveller]

Et tu brute seeing as Mars was a roman God

[661-pete]

According to mythology*, the Giant Enceladus was pursued and overcome by Athene (or maybe Herakles), who broke off a piece of Italy and buried him underneath it, thereby creating Sicily. However Enceladus is still alive under there and still breathing fire - hence: Etna.

Interesting that Enceladus is one of only three Solar System moons on which active volcanoes have been discovered (the others being Io and Triton).

*yes I had to look it up too!

[themos]

Every time there's an earthquake in Greece, the newspapers run the headline "????????? (Enceladus) strikes again".