英语释义

1. the sixth largest satellite of Saturn that has a diameter of approximately 310 miles (500 km) and is characterized by geological activity and the presence of liquid water
Images revealed a terrain of faults, folds, and ridges devoid of craters, further evidence that Enceladus is one of the most geologically active places in the solar system.
— Ron Cowen, Science News, 6 May 2006

片语

Moon Enceladus卫星土卫二

Mimas & Enceladus[天] 土卫一

o Enceladus土卫二

Enceladus Life Finder土卫二生命寻找器

Titan and Enceladus Mission土卫六

chemistry of Enceladus土卫二化学

Enceladus Ice Geysers土卫二的冰喷泉

英汉例句

• The Cassini spacecraft has found what may be the strongest evidence yet that Saturn「s tiny moon Enceladus has an ocean beneath its icy surface.

  卡西尼号土星探测器最近发现了可能能够证明在冰冷的土星卫星土卫二的地下存在着地下海洋的确切的证据。

• Just last November new studies of Saturn」s moon Enceladus strengthened the case for a reservoir of warm water buried beneath its craggy surface.

  去年十一月对土星的卫星恩克拉多斯的最新研究巩固了认为其崎岖的表面之下蕴藏着大量热水的看法。

• Results like this make Enceladus one of the most exciting places we「ve found in the solar system.

  正是这样的结果，让我们相信土卫二是太阳系中我们找到的最令人感到激动的地点。

• Observations from the Cassini probe」s 2005 flyby of Enceladus suggest the presence of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen - organic molecules thought to be necessary to develop life.

  2005年，「卡西尼」太空探测器飞越土卫二时的勘测资料显示其表面存在碳、氢、氮、氧等元素——这些有机分子被认为是生命形成的必要条件。

• The seemingly bleak icy surfaces of Europa, Enceladus and Triton are in fact among the most active landscapes in the solar system.

  欧罗巴（Europa），恩西拉达斯（Enceladus，土卫二）和特里同（Triton，海卫一）的表面看起来都凄凉冰冷，但实际上它们是太阳系中最活跃的地点。

• Closer to the spacecraft than Saturn, Enceladus is a mere 60, 000 kilometers from Cassini「s camera.

  土卫二比飞行器更接近土星，它距离卡西尼的摄像机只有60000千米。

• The moon Enceladus is also captured on the left, swathed in blue and trailing its plume of water ice particles through Saturn」s E ring.

  可以在图片左边看到土卫二Enceladus，它被蓝色包裹，拖着冰块组成的羽翼绕着土星飞行。

• But it is on Europa and Enceladus that, for the moment, attention is focused.

  但目前为止，大家的注意力都集中在木卫二和土卫二上。

• And it has turned out that Enceladus, a small moon of Saturn (illustrated above) and Europa have it in abundance: Enceladus may have as much as Lake Superior.

  据证实，土星的一颗小卫星，土卫二(上图所示)以及木卫二有充足的水：土卫二的水量可能有苏必利尔湖那么多。

• Explanation: A sunlit crescent of Saturn's moon Enceladus looms above the night side of Saturn in this dramatic image from the Cassini spacecraft.

  解说：在这张来自卡西尼飞行器的戏剧性的图片中，土星的卫星之一的土卫二在阳光的照射下显出一道月牙，阴森地逼近了土星黑夜侧的上方。

• The recent discovery of the geysers on Enceladus added a second twist, making planetary scientists wonder if there are even more such hot spots scattered around the solar system.

  行星科学家们现在怀疑是不是还有更多这样的「热点」分布在太阳系里。

• Scientists believe the cryovolcanism on Enceladus has only been active during 1 to 20 percent of its existence. We’re glad Cassini caught it in an eruptive phase.

  科学家们认为土卫二冰火山的活跃时间只占其寿命时间的1%到20%，幸运的是，卡西尼号飞越土卫二的时候正好赶上了喷发期。

• Other moons affected by tidal forces are Enceladus (Saturn) and Triton (Neptune).

  其他受潮汐影响的卫星还有土星卫星以及海王星卫星。