Upcoming flybys could provide clues to Enceladus interior

Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 10:02 in Astronomy & Space

What is going on inside Saturn’s moon Enceladus and what powers the icy geysers and jets? A pair of upcoming flybys by the Cassini spacecraft could help answer those questions. Radio instruments on board will measure the gravity field of Enceladus and focus particularly on the very intriguing south polar hot spot.

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