Enceladus

Enceladus
Costs
Initial Cost	Stardust 5.37e18
Initial production	Stardust 2.09e14
Time of production	5 s
Universe info
Bubble Universe	Beyond
Previous	Titan
Next	Uranus
Traits
Speed	High Albedo
Payout	E Ring

Enceladus is the 17th Celestial Body and the 7th Moon obtained in The Beyond Bubble Universe, which can generate Stardust. (Unlocked at Rank 6, branching off of Saturn)

In-Game Description

"Enceladus has an icy, highly reflective surface. It is covered in geysers, hinting at hydrothermal activity or even an ocean that could harbor nutrients and organic molecules."

Traits

Common

• High Albedo (Speed):

"Albedo is a measure of the solar reflectivity of a celestial object’s surface. Objects with a high albedo appear brighter. Enceladus’s icy surface gives it a very high albedo, but its closeness to the even brighter rings of Saturn can make it hard to spot."

• E Ring (Payout):

"The E Ring is the widest and outermost ring of Saturn. Enceladus orbits inside this ring, and plumes of material from the moon may be a main source of the particulates that form the ring itself."

Rare

• Natural Satellites (Payout):

"Moons are defined by their orbit around larger celestial bodies. Most moons revolve around a planet, but smaller bodies can have moons, too—even particularly large asteroids."

Epic

• Speed of Light (Speed):

"The speed of light is the rate at which light and all massless particles travel through a vacuum. While it can seem instantaneous from up close, over long distances this speed limit becomes very noticeable. The theory of relativity relates to the speed of light."

• Cosmic Gravity (Payout):

"Gravity is one of the fundamental forces and key to understanding how the universe works. Using Newton’s principles, astronomers can explain how stars and planets form, predict their mass and motion, and infer the existence of dark matter."

• Goldilocks Zone (Discount):

"The Goldilocks Zone, also called the Habitable Zone, is the region around a star with conditions necessary for a planet that can sustain life. Planets like Earth, with surface water and breathable atmospheres, might be found in these zones in other systems."

Constellations

• Scorpio (1.5x Speed):

"One of the brightest constellations in the sky, Scorpio represents a scorpion. It includes the red star Antares, sometimes called the “heart of the scorpion” because of its placement and color."

• Libra (2x Speed):

"Libra represents a pair of weighing scales. Its appearance begins the autumnal equinox, when day and night are equal lengths. Libra is home to the star system Gliese 581, considered one of the best candidates for life on other planets."

Host Planet

Enceladus' planetary host is Saturn.

Achievements

• Titanomachy (Rank 5):

"The moons of Saturn are named after Titans from Greco-Roman mythology. Only 53 of the (at least) 62 moons orbiting Saturn have names, while the rest have been given numerical designations."

• Old Faithful (Rank 8):

"There are more than 80 geysers on the south pole of Enceladus. These geysers are evidence that Enceladus may be the most volcanically active moon in the solar system."

Real Image

A true-color image of Enceladus taken in 2015 by the Cassini–Huygens spacecraft

Sources

• Enceladus — Real image above taken