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Solar System
Saturn
Enceladus
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Cassini Finds Warm Cracks on Enceladus
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| Topic: Enceladus |
12/03/10 |
| NASA's Cassini spacecraft has caught a view of active fissures through the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus. The web of warm fractures is more complicated than previously thought, and could provide clues about the potential for habitable environments beneath the moon's surface. |
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Wobble Keeps Enceladus Ocean Liquid
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| Topic: Enceladus |
10/10/10 |
| As Enceladus orbits Saturn, it wobbles slightly. This small but periodic shift might be enough to explain the liquid water ocean that scientists think may exist beneath the small moon's icy crust. |
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A Plethora of Plumes
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| Topic: Enceladus |
02/24/10 |
| Newly released images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveal a forest of new jets spraying from prominent fractures on Saturn's moon Enceladus. Relatively warm temperatures were also observed along fractures, potentially caused by water vapor propelling the ice-particle jets of the plumes. |
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Astrobiology Top 10: Hot Debate over Icy Moon
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| Topic: Enceladus |
12/24/09 |
| Astrobiology Magazine is looking back over 2009, highlighting the top 10 astrobiology stories of the year. At number 10 is a debate about icy plumes emanating from Saturn´s tiny moon, Enceladus. Are the plumes evidence that the moon could have a liquid water ocean beneath the ice? (This story originally was published on October 08, 2009). |
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Hot Debate over Icy Moon
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| Topic: Enceladus |
10/08/09 |
| The Cassini spacecraft spotted plumes of water vapor erupting from the south pole of Saturn´s moon Enceladus. The discovery has set off a heated debate over whether this tiny frigid moon has an ocean beneath the ice. |
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How Enceladus Got Its Stripes
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| Topic: Enceladus |
07/21/09 |
| A new study has revealed the origin of Enceladus' tiger stripes and subsurface ocean. These features are not the result of the moon having a hot core, and are instead caused by Enceladus' unusual chemical composition. |
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Salty Ocean on Enceladus
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| Topic: Enceladus |
06/30/09 |
| A new discovery at Enceladus could have implications for the potential for life on the Saturnian moon. Researchers have found that the large plume of water spurting from the moon is likely fed by a salty, subsurface ocean. |
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Astrobiology Top 10: Organic Brew on Enceladus
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| Topic: Enceladus |
12/31/08 |
| Astrobiology Magazine is looking back over 2008, highlighting the top 10 astrobiology stories of the year. At number 3 is the discovery of water and organic chemicals on Saturn´s moon, Enceladus. If this tiny moon has liquid water and organic chemistry, could it also have life? (This story originally was published on March 29, 2008). |
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Enceladus Evolving
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| Topic: Enceladus |
12/20/08 |
| Cassini's most recent flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus has provided more evidence that the moon is an active world. Jets of water vapor and ice have been seen erupting from Enceladus, and new data shows the moon may have Earth-like tectonics. |
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An Ocean on Enceladus
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| Topic: Enceladus |
12/01/08 |
| New data from Cassini supports the theory that Saturn's moon Enceladus has liquid water beneath its surface. Water is essential for life, and determining locations of liquid water is the first step in the search for life in our solar system. |
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