Wednesday, January 5, 2011
"Enceladus" shell may be hidden under a large reservoir.
<P> According to the "Sunday Times" reported that 10 days, a cold orbit around Saturn, the small satellite "Enceladus," may prove to be Earth's most likely outside the solar system where liquid water exists. .</ P> <P> Saturn is the second planet in the solar system, the complexity of the ring and made more than 30 satellites have long fascinated scientists. .July 14, NASA probe Cassini Enceladus in the Distance (Enceladus) place 109 miles above the surface passing, when the scientists will reveal more secrets Fengyun mysterious satellite. .Enceladus is a diameter of 310 miles of the planet, the surface of rocks and ice, the temperatures up to 180 ℃. .</ P> <P> Cornell University professor, Saturn probe mission chief scientist Philip Nicholson said: "We received the photos show, the surface of Enceladus is active, it seems that often the surface of liquid flow. ."Scientists are still unclear what the liquid material, but that may be a mixture of water and ammonia. .Ammonia is a chemical substance that can make the water does not freeze at minus 100 ℃. .Nicholson believes that under the shell of Enceladus, may contain a large reservoir. .</ P>.
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