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Signs of Water Found On Saturnian Moon Enceladus

Posted by Soulskill on from the moon-names-that-make-me-hungry dept.

Matt_dk writes "Scientists working on the Cassini space mission have found negatively charged water ions in the ice plume of Enceladus. Their findings, based on analysis from data taken in plume fly-throughs in 2008 and reported in the journal Icarus, provide evidence for the presence of liquid water, which suggests the ingredients for life inside the icy moon. The Cassini plasma spectrometer, used to gather this data, also found other species of negatively charged ions including hydrocarbons."

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  1. Hydrocarbons? by KDR_11k · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does that mean oil?

    I think I hear NASA's budget skyrocketing.

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  2. Re:The pendulum swinging by elysiana · · Score: 4, Funny

    Aha, we have now obtained your true identity! You can come forward, Mr. Anonymous Coward. The game is up.

  3. Re:I like enchiladas by spun · · Score: 3, Funny

    I like echidnas too but they're not food!

    I take it you've never had echidna enchiladas. Once you pick out the spines, they're delicious.

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