Cassini Data Reveal Hidden Ocean On Enceladus

Credit: NASA/JPL/Caltech
HOUSTON —Saturn’s ice-covered moon Enceladus appears to host a global subsurface ocean—rather than a regional underground sea—that fuels geyser-like eruptions from its south pole, according to an analysis of imagery from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. The findings, reported this week in the journal...

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