Evidence of Hydrothermal Activity on Enceladus, Hypotheses for Silica and Methane plumes |
Evidence of Hydrothermal Activity on Enceladus, Hypotheses for Silica and Methane plumes |
Mar 11 2015, 11:10 PM
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Enceladus May Harbor Hydrothermal Activity
Silica detected by the CDA doesn't have a plausible genesis other than water supersaturated with silica cooling. Methane detected by INMS could be explained by methane being produced faster than it can be bound up in clathrates. |
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