As The Crust Turns: Cassini Data Show Enceladus in Motion
Monday, January 11, 2010 - 16:28
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Blobs of warm ice that periodically rise to the surface and churn the icy crust on Saturn's moon Enceladus explain the quirky heat behavior and intriguing surface of the moon's south polar region, according to a new paper using data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.