Ocean worlds in the outer solar system
F Nimmo, RT Pappalardo - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Many outer solar system bodies are thought to harbor liquid water oceans beneath their ice
shells. This article first reviews how such oceans are detected. We then discuss how they …
shells. This article first reviews how such oceans are detected. We then discuss how they …
Ice-ocean exchange processes in the Jovian and Saturnian satellites
A growing number of satellites in the outer solar system likely have global oceans beneath
their outer icy shells. While the presence of liquid water makes these ocean worlds …
their outer icy shells. While the presence of liquid water makes these ocean worlds …
The gravity field and interior structure of Enceladus
The small and active Saturnian moon Enceladus is one of the primary targets of the Cassini
mission. We determined the quadrupole gravity field of Enceladus and its hemispherical …
mission. We determined the quadrupole gravity field of Enceladus and its hemispherical …
Transient water vapor at Europa's south pole
In November and December 2012, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaged Europa's
ultraviolet emissions in the search for vapor plume activity. We report statistically significant …
ultraviolet emissions in the search for vapor plume activity. We report statistically significant …
Powering prolonged hydrothermal activity inside Enceladus
Geophysical data from the Cassini spacecraft imply the presence of a global ocean
underneath the ice shell of Enceladus, only a few kilometres below the surface in the South …
underneath the ice shell of Enceladus, only a few kilometres below the surface in the South …
The pH of Enceladus' ocean
CR Glein, JA Baross, JH Waite Jr - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2015 - Elsevier
Saturn's moon, Enceladus, is a geologically active waterworld. The prevailing paradigm is
that there is a subsurface ocean that erupts to the surface, which leads to the formation of a …
that there is a subsurface ocean that erupts to the surface, which leads to the formation of a …
Low-mass nitrogen-, oxygen-bearing, and aromatic compounds in Enceladean ice grains
N Khawaja, F Postberg, J Hillier… - Monthly Notices of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Saturn's moon Enceladus is erupting a plume of gas and ice grains from its south pole.
Linked directly to the moon's subsurface global ocean, plume material travels through cracks …
Linked directly to the moon's subsurface global ocean, plume material travels through cracks …
A measurement of water vapour amid a largely quiescent environment on Europa
Previous investigations proved the existence of local density enhancements in Europa's
atmosphere, advancing the idea of a possible origination from water plumes. These …
atmosphere, advancing the idea of a possible origination from water plumes. These …
How the geysers, tidal stresses, and thermal emission across the south polar terrain of Enceladus are related
We present the first comprehensive examination of the geysering, tidal stresses, and
anomalous thermal emission across the south pole of Enceladus and discuss the …
anomalous thermal emission across the south pole of Enceladus and discuss the …
Could it be snowing microbes on Enceladus? Assessing conditions in its plume and implications for future missions
CC Porco, L Dones, C Mitchell - Astrobiology, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Abstract We analyzed Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) images of the plume of
Enceladus to derive particle number densities for the purpose of comparing our results with …
Enceladus to derive particle number densities for the purpose of comparing our results with …