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Is Enceladus the moon with salty water?
How are the newly discovered Janus/Epimetheus rings different from the other rings of Saturn?Why does Saturn have both moons and rings?Is it possible that Titan is a kuiper object captured by Saturn?Exactly what in Saturn has been located to within 4 km precision?How large can a ball of water be without fusion starting?Why is Enceladus's albedo greater than 1?Plumes vs GeyserWhy is Enceladus the only geologically active moon among its neighbours?How would humans with appropriate equipment navigate the surface of Saturn's moon Titan on foot?How do they measure sub-centimeter wave height on a moon of Saturn?
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Like many bodies in the outer solar system, Enceladus is covered in water ice. It is also strongly believed to have liquid water underneath the ice, as we have observed (with the Cassini probe) plumes of water from its polar regions.
The water is salty and alkali due to the dissolved salts and the reactions of water with the underlying rocks. The plumes contain sodium chloride.
So there is a salty ocean under the ice of Enceladus. There is also likely to be water under the ice of other moons, such as Europa.
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So it is strongly believed, but we do not know it for sure. May someone quote according to which observational device (telescope, spaceship etc.) we know that?
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"For sure" is never the case in science. This is about as certain as anything in planetary observation gets. The Cassini mission has seen salty water spraying into space. That water must be coming from somewhere.
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Like many bodies in the outer solar system, Enceladus is covered in water ice. It is also strongly believed to have liquid water underneath the ice, as we have observed (with the Cassini probe) plumes of water from its polar regions.
The water is salty and alkali due to the dissolved salts and the reactions of water with the underlying rocks. The plumes contain sodium chloride.
So there is a salty ocean under the ice of Enceladus. There is also likely to be water under the ice of other moons, such as Europa.
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So it is strongly believed, but we do not know it for sure. May someone quote according to which observational device (telescope, spaceship etc.) we know that?
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– Fil
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"For sure" is never the case in science. This is about as certain as anything in planetary observation gets. The Cassini mission has seen salty water spraying into space. That water must be coming from somewhere.
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– James K
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Like many bodies in the outer solar system, Enceladus is covered in water ice. It is also strongly believed to have liquid water underneath the ice, as we have observed (with the Cassini probe) plumes of water from its polar regions.
The water is salty and alkali due to the dissolved salts and the reactions of water with the underlying rocks. The plumes contain sodium chloride.
So there is a salty ocean under the ice of Enceladus. There is also likely to be water under the ice of other moons, such as Europa.
answered 4 hours ago
James KJames K
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So it is strongly believed, but we do not know it for sure. May someone quote according to which observational device (telescope, spaceship etc.) we know that?
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– Fil
4 hours ago
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"For sure" is never the case in science. This is about as certain as anything in planetary observation gets. The Cassini mission has seen salty water spraying into space. That water must be coming from somewhere.
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Like many bodies in the outer solar system, Enceladus is covered in water ice. It is also strongly believed to have liquid water underneath the ice, as we have observed (with the Cassini probe) plumes of water from its polar regions.
The water is salty and alkali due to the dissolved salts and the reactions of water with the underlying rocks. The plumes contain sodium chloride.
So there is a salty ocean under the ice of Enceladus. There is also likely to be water under the ice of other moons, such as Europa.
answered 4 hours ago
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Like many bodies in the outer solar system, Enceladus is covered in water ice. It is also strongly believed to have liquid water underneath the ice, as we have observed (with the Cassini probe) plumes of water from its polar regions.
The water is salty and alkali due to the dissolved salts and the reactions of water with the underlying rocks. The plumes contain sodium chloride.
So there is a salty ocean under the ice of Enceladus. There is also likely to be water under the ice of other moons, such as Europa.
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So it is strongly believed, but we do not know it for sure. May someone quote according to which observational device (telescope, spaceship etc.) we know that?
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– Fil
4 hours ago
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"For sure" is never the case in science. This is about as certain as anything in planetary observation gets. The Cassini mission has seen salty water spraying into space. That water must be coming from somewhere.
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– James K
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So it is strongly believed, but we do not know it for sure. May someone quote according to which observational device (telescope, spaceship etc.) we know that?
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– Fil
4 hours ago
2
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"For sure" is never the case in science. This is about as certain as anything in planetary observation gets. The Cassini mission has seen salty water spraying into space. That water must be coming from somewhere.
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– James K
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So it is strongly believed, but we do not know it for sure. May someone quote according to which observational device (telescope, spaceship etc.) we know that?
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4 hours ago
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So it is strongly believed, but we do not know it for sure. May someone quote according to which observational device (telescope, spaceship etc.) we know that?
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– Fil
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"For sure" is never the case in science. This is about as certain as anything in planetary observation gets. The Cassini mission has seen salty water spraying into space. That water must be coming from somewhere.
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– James K
4 hours ago
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"For sure" is never the case in science. This is about as certain as anything in planetary observation gets. The Cassini mission has seen salty water spraying into space. That water must be coming from somewhere.
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– James K
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