Swapping Enceladus with our Moon

Subject: Swapping Enceladus with our Moon

Date: Sun Jul 11 18:39:54 2004
Posted by Peter B
Grade level: nonaligned School: None
City: Dallas State/Province: TX Country: USA
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 1089589194.As

Message:


According to astronomy, the moon Enceladus is the most reflective object in our
Solar System whereas the Moon is one of the more darker ones. Even accounting
for Enceladus' small size, if it were placed in orbit where our Moon was, would
it be a brighter object?

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