Ongoing hydrothermal activities within Enceladus

2015/03/01 by Hsiang-Wen Hsu, H. W. Hsu, Frank Postberg +20 · 11 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrobiology #Astronomy #Crust #Enceladus #Geochemistry #Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis #Geology #Hydrothermal circulation #Hydrothermal vent #Meteorology #Paleontology #Panache #Physics #Planet #Planetary Science and Exploration #Plume #Regolith #Saturn #Tidal heating

paper · doi:10.1038/nature14262

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