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Cassini Pinpoints Source of Jets on Saturn's Moon Enceladus
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Aug 15, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a feat of interplanetary sharpshooting, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has pinpointed precisely where the icy jets erupt from the surface of Saturn's geologically active moon Enceladus.
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Scientists explain intriguing phenomenon on Saturn's moon
Feb 22, 2008 |
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An enormous plume of dust and water spurts violently into space from the south pole of Enceladus, Saturn's sixth-largest moon. This raging eruption has intrigued scientists ever since the Cassini spacecraft ...
Jets on Saturn's moon Enceladus not geysers from underground ocean
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Jun 24, 2009 |
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Water vapor jets that spew from the surface of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus are not really geysers from an underground ocean as initially envisioned by planetary scientists, according to a study led by the ...
Sample-Collection Tests by Phoenix Lander Continue
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Jul 09, 2008 |
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's science and engineering teams are testing methods to get an icy sample into the Robotic Arm scoop for delivery to the Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer, or TEGA.
Cassini Spacecraft to Dive Into Water Plume of Saturn Moon
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Mar 10, 2008 |
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft will make an unprecedented "in your face" flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Wed., March 12.
Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, is a 'cosmic graffiti artist,' astronomers discover
Feb 08, 2007 |
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Astronomers from the University of Virginia and other institutions have found that Enceladus, the sixth-largest moon of Saturn, is a "cosmic graffiti artist," pelting the surfaces of at least 11 other moons ...
Saturn's Moon Rhea Sports a Dusty Halo
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Mar 06, 2008 |
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Who'd have guessed that Saturn has its own moon-sized vacuum cleaners, circling the ringed planet and sucking up electrons from the plasma at the orbit of the icy moons. Or that one of Saturn's moons has its ...
Water Vapor Detected in Protoplanetary Disks
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Water is an essential ingredient for forming planets, yet has remained hidden from scientists searching for it in protoplanetary systems, the spinning disks of particles surrounding newly formed stars where planets are born. ...
Cassini Flies Through Watery Plumes of Saturn Moon
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Mar 14, 2008 |
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft performed a daring flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Wed., March 12, flying about 15 kilometers per second (32,000 mph) through icy water geyser-like jets. The spacecraft snatched ...
Warped debris disks around stars are blowin' in the wind (w/ Video)
Aug 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The dust-filled disks where new planets may be forming around other stars occasionally take on some difficult-to-understand shapes. Now, a team led by John Debes at NASA's Goddard Space Flight ...
Saturn's faint rings share some of their secrets
Jul 05, 2006 |
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NASA Cassini spacecraft images of Saturn's diaphanous G and E rings are yielding new clues about their structure and formation.
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