Something’s cooking on Enceladus
Hydrothermal mix of heat, water and rock forged silica particles that Saturn’s moon flings into space, researchers argue
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BUBBLING BREW Hot water mixing with a rocky core on Enceladus, seen in this artist’s illustration, may be spewing a trail of silica nanoparticles into one of Saturn’s rings.
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