Enceladus, a Tiny Moon of Saturn

    Enceladus is a tiny moon of Saturn and one of the major targets for the search of extraterrestrial life. Enceladus is almost totally composed by ice and there are giant geysers in its south pole. The water vapor from the geysers go so high that it formed a ring around Saturn. It shows that there is liquid water on its interior and on Earth where there is water, there is life.

Photo of Enceladus taken by the Cassini probe. Source: NASA

Geysers on Enceladus. Source: Wikimedia

Comparison between Enceladus and the United Kingdom. Source: Wikimedia

Titan, the moon of Saturn

   Titan is the biggest moon of Saturn and it is the only other place in the Solar System besides Earth where there is lakes and rivers (which are made of methane). Recently JRehling ((http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.php?showuser=321) made an incredibly map of Titan's surface:

    He used photos taken by the Cassini probe. I made a 3D version of it using Blender 3D:

   I also made a short video of it:

Titã

   Titã é a maior lua de Saturno e é, também, o único corpo celeste no Sistema Solar, além da Terra, que contém lagos e rios (feitos de metano líquido). Recentemente JRehling (http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.php?showuser=321) criou um incrível mapa da superfície de Titã:

    Ele utilizou imagens feitas pela sonda Cassini, que orbita Saturno e suas luas. Eu criei uma versão 3D de Titã utilizando o software Blender 3D e esse mapa:

   E, depois de apanhar um pouco do Blender, criei uma animação: