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NASA finds evidence of ice over Saturn's moon Enceladus

2020-09-21T16:19:59.559Z


Washington-SANA Scientists at the US space agency NASA have discovered evidence of fresh ice on the surface of Saturn's moon


Washington-SANA

NASA scientists have discovered evidence of fresh ice on the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus.

Russia Today quoted NASA as saying that Saturn's moon Enceladus has been identified as one of the most likely candidates to host simple forms of alien life in the solar system.

Scientists used data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which ended its mission by suicide by entering Saturn's atmosphere in 2017, to create detailed images of the mysterious moon, which revealed an astonishing amount of geological activity.

The data of these images, which are the most detailed global infrared views of the moon Enceladus, provided compelling evidence that the northern half of the moon was re-covered with ice from its core, which promises the possibility of hosting life on the moon, which many scientists consider one of the most promising places to search for life in the solar system.

"Infrared shows us that the surface of the Antarctic is small and this is not surprising because we learned about jets that blow out ice material there and now thanks to the infrared camera we can go back," said Dr. Gabriel Toby, a scientist in the Femes System Program at the University of Nantes and co-author of the new research, in a statement. "Back in time and say that the large area in the northern hemisphere appears young and may have been active not long ago in geological timescales."

The ocean of Enceladus is likely to be heated and moved by heat vents not unlike those in the oceans on Earth.

Source: sena

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