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Year in review: Ocean may power Enceladus’ geysers

Evidence favors sea under Saturnian moon’s surface

Enceladus

ENCELADUS' OCEAN  This year, data from the Cassini spacecraft strengthened the case for a subsurface ocean on Saturn's moon Enceladus that drives ice geysers on the moon’s south pole.

JPL-Caltech/SSI, NASA

By Christopher Crockett

- More than 2 years ago

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The case for a saltwater ocean — and a potentially habitable environment — beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s moon Enceladus keeps getting stronger.