Researchers study methane-rich plumes from Saturn's icy moon Enceladus
Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 13:50
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has measured a curious abundance of methane spewing into the atmosphere of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus. A team of American and French scientists published findings in Geophysical Research Letters suggesting two scenarios that could explain the methane abundance observed in the plumes.