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    Ocean Worlds

    Enceladus

    Enceladus

    Enceladus is a small, highly reflective icy moon of Saturn, about 504–505 km across, noted for active cryovolcanic plumes that vent material from a global subsurface ocean. Discovered in 1789 by William Herschel, it orbits Saturn every 32.9 hours in a 2:1 resonance with Dione, a configuration that helps sustain internal tidal heating and geological activity.

    Triton (moon)

    Triton (moon)

    Triton is the largest moon of Neptune and the only large satellite in the Solar System with a retrograde orbit, indicating capture rather than in‑situ formation. Discovered on October 10, 1846 by William Lassell, Triton is an icy world with a thin nitrogen atmosphere, active geysers observed by Voyager 2 in 1989, and surface terrains suggesting ongoing cryovolcanic and tectonic processes.