The European Space Agency (ESA) is setting the long-term goal of sending a spacecraft to Saturn's icy moon Enceladus to answer key science questions and drive the development of new technologies.
Enceladus is one of the most intriguing moons in the solar system due to the discovery by NASA's Cassini probe of plumes of water ice erupting from the moon's south polar region. The find indicates geological activity on Enceladus, along with a subsurface ocean of liquid water — and perhaps even an environment capable of sustaining life.
