Artists’ concept of Enceladus’ interior ocean. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Posted on 10/28/2014 3:10:48 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Ever since the Cassini space probe conducted its first flyby of Enceladus in 2005, the strange Saturnian moon has provided us with a treasure trove of images and scientific wonders. These include the jets of icy water vapor periodically bursting from its south pole, the possibility of an interior ocean – which may even harbor life – and the strange green-blue stripes located around the south pole.
These stripes are essentially four fractures bounded on either side by ridges that appear to be composed of mint-green-colored ice. Known unofficially as “tiger stripes”, these surface fractures have become a source of interest for astronomers since they appear to be the youngest features in the region.
Recently, between these stripes, over 100,000 ice blocks were observed, and they are a further source of wonder. Scientists with the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at the California Institute of Technology were able to map out the locations of these blocks in the hopes of determining just how they got there.
(Excerpt) Read more at universetoday.com ...
SEE - The warmists are right. Our man-made global warming is even affecting the moons of Saturn!!!! We must stop using fossil fuels immediately to prevent the imminent destruction of the entire solar system. (Or maybe not.)
Excellent
Mr Owl, how many licks does it take to reach the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?
Thanks BenLurkin, extra to APoD.
One, ta-whoo, three... *crunch*
"Three"
Never happen in my lifetime, but one of the coolest expeditions I can think of would be to get a probe into the interior ocean and see if there is any life in there.
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