Daws do you always make up crap ?
People have been intrigued for centuries by whether life could exist on other planets. While we now know that it is very unlikely that life as we know it could exist on other planets in our Solar System, many people do not know the surface conditions of these various planets.
Surface of the Planets
If they don't know the surface conditions of planets in our solar system what you said was total bullshit.
as always your willful ignorance shines"
Liquid water on Saturn moon could support life
Cassini spacecraft sees signs of geysers on icy Enceladus
Image: Enceladus
NASA / JPL / SSI
An enhanced-color image of Enceladus, based on data from the Cassini spacecraft, highlights dark "tiger stripes" in the south polar region. Those stripes are actually fissures that appear to be the source of the Saturnian moon's geysers.
By Alan Boyle Science editor
msnbc.com
updated 3/9/2006 8:16:12 PM ET
Scientists have found evidence that cold, Yellowstone-like geysers of water are issuing from a moon of Saturn called Enceladus, apparently fueled by liquid reservoirs that may lie just tens of yards beneath the moon's icy surface.
The surprising discovery, detailed in Friday's issue of the journal Science, could shoot Enceladus to the top of the list in the search for life elsewhere in our solar system. Scientists described it as the most important discovery in planetary science in a quarter-century.
"I think this is important enough that we will see a redirection in the planetary exploration program," Carolyn Porco, head of the imaging team for the Cassini mission to Saturn, told MSNBC.com. "We've just brought Enceladus up to the forefront as a major target of astrobiological interest."
The readings from Enceladus' geyser plumes indicate that all the prerequisites for life as we know it could exist beneath Enceladus' surface, Porco said.
"Living organisms require liquid water and organic materials, and we know we have both on Enceladus now," she said. "The plumes through which Cassini flew last July contain methane, contain CO2, propane — they contain several organic materials."
The third necessary ingredient — energy for fueling life's processes — could exist around hydrothermal vents around the bottom of Enceladus' water reservoirs, just as it does around Earth's deep-ocean hydrothermal vents.
The results impressed University of Colorado planetary scientist Robert Pappalardo, who has studied Enceladus and other icy moons but was not involved in the newly published research.
Water on Saturn moon could support life - Technology & science - Space | NBC News
Is There Water on Saturn?
by Fraser Cain on July 3, 2008
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Saturn\'s moon Enceladus behind the rings. Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSI
Saturn is almost entirely hydrogen and helium, but it does have trace amounts of other chemicals, including water. When we look at Saturn, weÂ’re actually seeing the upper cloud tops of SaturnÂ’s atmosphere. These are made of frozen crystals of ammonia.
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But beneath this upper cloud layer, astronomers think thereÂ’s a lower cloud deck made of ammonium hydrosulfide and water. There is water, but not very much.
Once you get away from Saturn itself, though, the nearby area has plenty of water. SaturnÂ’s rings are almost entirely made of water ice, in chunks ranging in size from dust to house-sized boulders.
And all of SaturnÂ’s moons have large quantities of water ice. For example, SaturnÂ’s moon Enceladus is thought to have a mantle rich in water ice, surrounding a silicate core. Geysers of water vapor were detected by NASAÂ’s Cassini spacecraft, spraying out of cracks at EnceladusÂ’ southern pole.
If you want to look for water at Saturn, donÂ’t look at the planet itself, but thereÂ’s water all around it.
HereÂ’s an article from Universe Today about the plume of water ice coming off of Enceladus, and how SaturnÂ’s environment is driven by ice.
HereÂ’s an article from NASA about the composition of ice at SaturnÂ’s moon Rhea, and the discovery of liquid water on Enceladus.
We have recorded two episodes of Astronomy Cast just about Saturn. The first is Episode 59: Saturn, and the second is Episode 61: SaturnÂ’s Moons.
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Is There Water on Saturn?
exposing ywc willful ignorance one post at a time.
I even used same source as you did to refute your bullshit.
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