In early 2006, images from flybys of Enceladus showed something amazing, which explained the surprising findings from 2005. What was it? a Enceladus's powerful magnetic field creates bright auroras around its north and south poles. b Enceladus collided with Dione, one of Saturn's other moons, causing a large amount of material to break off and get added to Saturn's rings. c A moon that had previously been orbiting Jupiter came into the Saturn system and started orbiting Saturn. d Geyser-like plumes of material were seen erupting from Enceladus's south polar region.

In early 2006, images from flybys of Enceladus showed something amazing, which explained the surprising findings from 2005. What was it? a Enceladus's powerful magnetic field creates bright auroras around its north and south poles. b Enceladus collided with Dione, one of Saturn's other moons, causing a large amount of material to break off and get added to Saturn's rings. c A moon that had previously been orbiting Jupiter came into the Saturn system and started orbiting Saturn. d Geyser-like plumes of material were seen erupting from Enceladus's south polar region.

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