The Cassini Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph (UVIS) observed a plume of water vapor spewing out from the south polar regions of Enceladus in occultation geometry 7 times during the Cassini mission. […]
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Repeated Impact-Driven Plume Formation On Enceladus Over Million Year Timescales
Water plumes erupting from the `tiger stripe’ features on the south pole of Enceladus are thought to connect to a global subsurface ocean. Proposed origins for the initial stress necessary […]
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Design And Performance Of Low-energy Orbits For The Exploration Of Enceladus
The icy moons are in the focus of the exploration plans of the leading space agencies because of the indications of water-based life and geological activity observed in a number […]
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New Models Reveal The Inner Complexity Of Enceladus
A Southwest Research Institute team developed a new geochemical model that reveals that carbon dioxide (CO2) from within Enceladus, an ocean-harboring moon of Saturn, may be controlled by chemical reactions […]
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Spontaneous Formation of Geysers At Only One Pole On Enceladus' Ice Shell
The ice shell on Enceladus, an icy moon of Saturn, exhibits strong asymmetry between the northern and southern hemispheres, with all geysers compacted over the south pole, even though the […]
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How Saturn's Moon Enceladus Got Its Stripes
Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus is of great interest to scientists due to its subsurface ocean, making it a prime target for those searching for life elsewhere. New research led by […]
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New Organic Compounds Found in Enceladus Ice Grains
New kinds of organic compounds, the ingredients of amino acids, have been detected in the plumes bursting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The findings are the result of the ongoing deep […]
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'Snow-Cannon' Enceladus Shines Up Saturn's Super-Reflective Moons
Radar observations of Saturn’s moons, Mimas, Enceladus and Tethys, show that Enceladus is acting as a ‘snow-cannon,’ coating itself and its neighbours with fresh water-ice particles to make them dazzlingly […]
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Enceladus and Titan: Emerging Worlds of the Solar System (ESA Voyage 2050 White Paper)
Some of the major discoveries of the recent Cassini-Huygens mission have put Titan and Enceladus firmly on the Solar System map. The mission has revolutionised our view of Solar System […]
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Abundance of Gases in Enceladus's Ocean Are A Potential Fuel For Life
The subsurface ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus probably has higher than previously known concentrations of carbon dioxide and hydrogen and a more Earthlike pH level, possibly providing conditions favorable to […]