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SEA SPRAY FROM AN ICY MOON.

Authors :
Gramling, Carolyn
Source :
Earth. Sep2009, Vol. 54 Issue 9, p29-29. 2/3p. 2 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

The article talks about giant jets of water and ice spurting from Saturn's moon Enceladus. The sea spray was caught by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Cassini spacecraft in 2005. According to the author, the source of the water vapor can be a shallow ocean just beneath the moon's crust or a freshwater reservoir in the interior of the planet but two studies revealed that the jets came from a salty, deeply buried ocean on Enceladus.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1943345X
Volume :
54
Issue :
9
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Earth
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
46986734