Enceladus

Enceladus

Enceladus is a small, icy moon of Saturn notable for its geologically active south polar region. This highly reflective celestial body is remarkable for its cryovolcanic activity, which ejects water vapor plumes from its subsurface ocean through fissures in its icy crust.

Parameter	Value
Diameter	513 km
Orbits	Saturn
Orbital Period	32.9 hours
Distance from Saturn	238,037 km
Atmosphere	Very thin water vapor
Habitation Sites	2
Satellites	None
Available Orbits	EnceladusParkingOrbit

Mining Sites

Notes:

• Negative values are not a bug, the game actually sets the median to a negative value to make it incredibly unlikely for the site to have a positive mine output. But note that the actual mined amount cannot actually be negative.
• Blank values indicate that the site can never produce this resource. In contrast, 0 indicates that there is still up to 50% chance for the site to produce the resource.
• Values shown do not take into account the final capping of the Noble Metals output to just 1/2 or 1/3 of the Base Metals output.
• Top 50% Mean is the average value of the top 50% of possible rolls. It is also a much looser estimate than the median because it cannot handle edge cases such as where the mininum value is too close to the median value.

MedianTop 50% Mean

Site Name	Parent Body	Mining Profile	Max Hab Tier	Median Resources (after Mass/Density Modifiers)
Makra Sulci	Enceladus	Volatile-Rich Planetoid	4	65	70	10	5	0
Sarandib Planitia	Enceladus	Volatile-Rich Planetoid	4	65	70	10	5	0
Total: 2 Hab Sites				130	140	20	10	0

Site Name	Parent Body	Mining Profile	Max Hab Tier	Estimated Top 50% Mean Resources (after Mass/Density Modifiers)
Makra Sulci	Enceladus	Volatile-Rich Planetoid	4	67.5	75	16.429	9.286	0.214
Sarandib Planitia	Enceladus	Volatile-Rich Planetoid	4	67.5	75	16.429	9.286	0.214
Total: 2 Hab Sites				135	150	32.857	18.571	0.429

Strategic Value

Despite its small size, Enceladus' 2 habitation sites make it a modest foothold in the Saturnian system. Its abundant water resources could support fuel production and life support systems for further outer solar system exploration.

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