Hydrothermal Activity - NASA Science
Apr 12, 2017 · The Cassini mission has discovered evidence for hydrothermal vents in Enceladus. “Around a hydrothermal vent on Earth, it’s dark because no sunlight reaches that deep in the ocean,” said Cassini project scientist Linda Spilker.
Ongoing hydrothermal activities within Enceladus | Nature
Mar 11, 2015 · Their properties indicate their formation and transport by high-temperature hydrothermal reactions from the ocean floor and up into the plume of Enceladus.
Enceladus - NASA Science
From these samples, scientists have determined that Enceladus has most of the chemical ingredients needed for life, and likely has hydrothermal vents releasing hot, mineral-rich water into its ocean.
Enceladus | Science – NASA Solar System Exploration
The Cassini team explored Enceladus for more than a decade, uncovering one secret at a time, until reaching the startling conclusion that the tiny moon hides a global ocean of liquid water with hydrothermal vents.
In Depth | Enceladus – NASA Solar System Exploration
Oct 9, 2008 · From these samples, scientists have determined that Enceladus has most of the chemical ingredients needed for life, and likely has hydrothermal vents spewing out hot, mineral-rich water into its ocean.
NASA: Ocean on Saturn moon contains ‘almost all’ known ... - PBS
Apr 13, 2017 · A new report published today in Science has revealed compelling evidence for hydrothermal vents in Enceladus’ global ocean. NASA’s Cassini probe, which has been orbiting the planet Saturn...
Cassini at Enceladus - Science@NASA
This points to hydrothermal vents deep beneath Enceladus’ icy shell, not unlike the hydrothermal vents that dot the ocean floor here on Earth. “Enceladus discoveries have changed the direction of planetary science,” said Linda Spilker, Cassini project scientist at …
Powering prolonged hydrothermal activity inside Enceladus
Nov 6, 2017 · Water transport in the tidally heated permeable core results in hot narrow upwellings with temperatures exceeding 363 K, characterized by powerful (1–5 GW) hotspots at the seafloor, particularly at...
Discovery shows Saturn's moon has everything needed for life
Jun 14, 2023 · Scientists think powerful hydrothermal vents may eject material from Enceladus's core into the moon's subsurface ocean. After mixing with the water, the material is released into space as...
If alien life exists on Europa, we may find it in hydrothermal vents
Jun 27, 2024 · Planetary scientists have theorized that hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the oceans beneath the ice on moons of Jupiter like Europa and Ganymede, and the Saturn satellite Enceladus, could...