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Cassini Finds Source of Icy Jets On Enceladus
Not long ago, we discussed Cassini's mission to "skeet-shoot" Saturn's moon Enceladus in order to take high-resolution pictures as close to the surface as possible. Well, NASA scientists found what they were looking for. A newly released mosaic shows 300-meter-deep fractures in Enceladus' surface which are the source of enormous icy plumes that periodically erupt into space, reaching hundreds of kilometers from the moon's surface. Another picture shows one of the fractures in closer detail.
Nasa: I see frozen water.
Anonymous Coward: In your dreams?
[Nasa shakes his head no]
Anonymous Coward: While you're awake?
[Nasa nods]
Anonymous Coward: Frozen water like, in the refrigerator? In icebergs?
Nasa: Laying around like regular ice. They don't relate to each other. They are only seen when we want to see. They don't look like they're water.
Anonymous Coward: How often do you see them?
Nasa: All the time. They're everywhere.
Ewww, Saturn has stretch marks all around its Enceladus!
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