Saturn’s moon Enceladus made waves in 2015 with two dramatic liquid-water-related discoveries, establishing the world as a target of great interest in the search for life.
Saturn’s Watery Moon Makes Waves
Enceladus data point to a liquid ocean under the icy crust and hydrothermal vents at the south pole.
By Liz Kruesi
Nov 30, 2015 6:00 AMNov 14, 2019 9:41 PM
Enceladus not only has a thin global ocean of water, as shown in this NASA illustration (layer thickness is not to scale), but some of the water is likely heated via hydrothermal vents. | NASA/JPL-Caltech
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