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03-09-2006, 11:08 PM
Scientists Find Evidence of Water on Saturn Moon
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Filed at 8:41 p.m. ET
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The orbiting Cassini spacecraft has spotted what appear to be water geysers on one of Saturn's icy moons, raising the tantalizing possibility that the celestial object harbors life.
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Cassini recently snapped high-resolution images showing geyser-like eruptions of ice particles and water vapor at Enceladus' south pole, scientists said. The pictures do not actually show any water in liquid form, but scientists believe the ice and vapor must be coming from underground reservoirs of water close to the surface.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Saturn-Moon.html?ei=5065&en=791d7af6e65ecb59&ex=1142571600&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Filed at 8:41 p.m. ET
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The orbiting Cassini spacecraft has spotted what appear to be water geysers on one of Saturn's icy moons, raising the tantalizing possibility that the celestial object harbors life.
...
Cassini recently snapped high-resolution images showing geyser-like eruptions of ice particles and water vapor at Enceladus' south pole, scientists said. The pictures do not actually show any water in liquid form, but scientists believe the ice and vapor must be coming from underground reservoirs of water close to the surface.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Saturn-Moon.html?ei=5065&en=791d7af6e65ecb59&ex=1142571600&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print