Cassini Finds Global Ocean in Saturn's Moon Enceladus

[ScienceRocks]

Cassini Finds Global Ocean in Saturn's Moon Enceladus

Illustration of the interior of Saturn's moon Enceladus showing a global liquid water ocean between its rocky core and icy crust. Thickness of layers shown here is not to scale.
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A global ocean lies beneath the icy crust of Saturn's geologically active moon Enceladus, according to new research using data from NASA's Cassini mission.

Researchers found the magnitude of the moon's very slight wobble, as it orbits Saturn, can only be accounted for if its outer ice shell is not frozen solid to its interior, meaning a global ocean must be present.

The finding implies the fine spray of water vapor, icy particles and simple organic molecules Cassini has observed coming from fractures near the moon's south pole is being fed by this vast liquid water reservoir. The research is presented in a paper published online this week in the journal Icarus.
Cassini Finds Global Ocean in Saturn's Moon Enceladus

Appears that a large percentage of these icy worlds also have oceans under that shill. This is probably our best bet for life within our solar system and I think we need to send "robotic" or even manned subs to these worlds.

Europa will likely come first but this one could be a good one too.

 

[Mr. H.]

Yet, Liberals still do not understand the science of high volume high pressure hydraulic fracturing.
Nor do they understand the values and economics of hydrocarbons and fossil fuels.

Of what use to us is the OP when we can not come to grips with reality on our own world?

 

[chao$]

The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.
~Carl Sagan

 

[jon_berzerk]

what the hell will happen when they find fossil fuels on other planets

they found methane is that a fossil fuel

ikes

--LOL

 

[ScienceRocks]

what the hell will happen when they find fossil fuels on other planets

they found methane is that a fossil fuel

ikes

--LOL

There's unlimited variety of different resources in the universe! I am sure we can figure out different uses for it.