Europa, Enceladus…Titan? The ESA’s Cassini-Huygens probe discovers a liquid lake on Saturn’s largest moon, although it’s definitely not water. ““Detection of liquid ethane in Ontario Lacus confirms a long-held idea that lakes and seas filled with methane and ethane exist on Titan.” [Via Quiddity.]
Tag: Cassini
Eye on Enceladus.
“All these worlds are yours, except Europa…oh, and Enceladus.” In very big news, NASA announces that Cassini has found water plumes on Enceladus, Saturn’s moon. “This finding has substantially broadened the range of environments in the solar system that might support living organisms, and it doesn’t get any more significant than that…I’d say we’ve just hit the ball right out of the park.” What’s more, “unlike Europa, which researchers believe harbors a vast ocean beneath kilometers of thick ice, Enceladus’ water may be just below the surface.”
That’s no moon, it’s a…uh, a moon.
The Cassini discovers a new moon within Saturn’s rings. “Tentatively called S/2005 S1, the moon measures four miles across and is about 85,000 miles from the center of Saturn.” (Via Corsairs United.)
Lord of the Rings.
NASA’s Cassini sends back detailed pics of Saturn’s finest.