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Thursday, March 09, 2006

NASA Discovers Potential Liquid Water on Saturn's Moon

The NASA spaceship Cassini may have found liquid water on Saturn's moon Enceladus. From the NASA mission news:

NASA's Cassini spacecraft may have found evidence of liquid water reservoirs that erupt in Yellowstone-like geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus. The rare occurrence of liquid water so near the surface raises many new questions about the mysterious moon.

"We realize that this is a radical conclusion -- that we may have evidence for liquid water within a body so small and so cold," said Dr. Carolyn Porco, Cassini imaging team leader at Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colo. "However, if we are right, we have significantly broadened the diversity of solar system environments where we might possibly have conditions suitable for living organisms."

You can also find some nice pictures on that side. Also check NASA's side about Cassini: Unlocking Saturn's Secrets and the Cassini Homepage.

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