Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10701668 | Icarus | 2012 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Enceladus' plumes and thermal anomalies are hydrothermal phenomena. ⺠Warm subsurface ocean water supplies heat to the surface and to the plumes. ⺠Dissolved gases in the ocean form bubbles that allow water to rise to the surface.
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Authors
Dennis L. Matson, Julie C. Castillo-Rogez, Ashley Gerard Davies, Torrence V. Johnson,