Saturn probe may measure Enceladus plumes directly

NASA's nuclear-powered Cassini probe may dip to within 30 kilometers (19 miles) of Saturn's moon Enceladus next March to collect data in situ on the mysterious geysers that erupt from trenches on the tiny moon and spew hundreds of kilometers into space. Scientists and mission planners at the Jet...

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