List of Contributing Authors
Acknowledgment of Reviewers
Foreword
Preface
PART 1: ENCELADUS GEOPHYSICS, GEOLOGY, AND GEOCHEMISTRY
Enceladus as an Active World: History and Discovery
M. K. Dougherty, B. J. Buratti, P. K. Seidelmann, and J. R. Spencer
The Mysterious Origin of Enceladus: A Compositional Perspective
W. B.McKinnon, J. I. Lunine, O. Mousis, J. H. Waite, and M. Y. Zolotov
The Geochemistry of Enceladus: Composition and Controls
C. R. Glein, F. Postberg, and S. D. Vance
The Interior of Enceladus
D. Hemingway, L. Iess, R. Tajeddine, and G. Tobie
The Thermal and Orbital Evolution of Enceladus: Observational Constraints and Models
F. Nimmo, A. C. Barr, M. Běhounková, and W. B. McKinnon
The Geology of Enceladus
G. W. Patterson, S. A. Kattenhorn, P. Helfenstein, G. C. Collins, and R .T. Pappalardo
PART 2: ENCELADUS PLUMES AND THE E RING
Plume and Surface Composition of Enceladus
F. Postberg, R. N. Clark, C. J. Hansen, A. J. Coates, C. M. Dalle Ore, F. Scipioni, M. M. Hedman, and J. H. Waite
Plume Origins and Plumbing: From Ocean to Surface
J. R. Spencer, F. Nimmo, A. P. Ingersoll, T. A. Hurford, E. S. Kite, A. R. Rhoden, J. Schmidt, and C. J. A. Howett
Enceladus Plume Dynamics: From Surface to Space
D. B. Goldstein, M. Hedman, M. Manga, M. Perry, J. Spitale, and B. Teolis
Saturn’s Diffuse E Ring and Its Connection with Enceladus
S. Kempf, M. Horányi, H.-W. Hsu, T. W. Hill, A. Juhász, and H. T. Smith
Enceladus and Its Influence on Saturn’s Magnetosphere
H. T. Smith, F. J. Crary, M. K. Dougherty, M. E. Perry, E. Roussos, S. Simon, and R. L. Tokar
PART 3: SATURN’S ICY MOONS
Saturn’s Other Icy Moons: Geologically Complex Worlds in Their Own Right
P. Schenk, O. L. White, P. K. Byrne, and J. M. Moore
Cratering Histories in the Saturnian System
M. R. Kirchoff, E. B. Bierhaus, L. Dones, S. J. Robbins, K. N. Singer, R. J. Wagner, and K. J. Zahnle
Origin and Evolution of Saturn’s Mid-Sized Moons
J. C. Castillo-Rogez, D. Hemingway, A. Rhoden, G. Tobie, and W. B. McKinnon
Surface Composition of Saturn’s Icy Moons
A. R. Hendrix, B. J. Buratti, D. P. Cruikshank, R. N. Clark, F. Scipioni, and C. J. A. Howett
Surface Properties of Saturn’s Icy Moons from Optical Remote Sensing
A. J. Verbiscer, P. Helfenstein, B. J. Buratti, and E. Royer
Ring and Magnetosphere Interactions with Satellite Surfaces
C. J. A. Howett, A. R. Hendrix, T. A. Nordheim, C. Paranicas, J. R. Spencer, and A. J. Verbiscer
Exospheres and Magnetospheric Currents at Saturn’s Icy Moons: Dione and Rhea
B. Teolis, R. Tokar, T. Cassidy, K. Khurana, and T. Nordheim
The Inner Small Satellites of Saturn and Hyperion
P. C. Thomas, M. S. Tiscareno, and P. Helfenstein
The Irregular Satellites of Saturn
T. Denk, S. Mottola, F. Tosi, W. F. Bottke, and D. P. Hamilton
PART 4: ASTROBIOLOGY AND EXPLORATION OF ENCELADUS
Enceladus Astrobiology, Habitability, and the Origin of Life
C. P. McKay, A. Davila, C. R. Glein, K. P. Hand, and A. Stockton
Future Exploration of Enceladus and Other Saturnian Moons
J. I. Lunine, A. Coustenis, G. Mitri, G. Tobie, and F. Tosi
Index