Under Saturnian moon's icy crust lies a 'global' ocean
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 16:50
in Astronomy & Space
By measuring with exquisite precision the tiny wobbles of Saturn's moon Enceladus – whose cosmic quavers are detectable only in high-resolution images taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft – Cornell University researchers have learned that a global ocean lies beneath the moon's thick icy crust.