Saturn Moon’s Ice Plumes May Sort Ocean Chemicals begins with a clear news idea: Our next story takes us to Enceladus, a small icy moon of Saturn. Enceladus is famous because it sprays icy material into space from cracks near its surface. Scientists think those sprays, called plumes, may come from a salty ocean hidden under the moon’s icy shell. New research highlighted by ScienceDaily suggests something surprising: as tiny droplets in those plumes freeze and break apart, they may naturally sort and concentrate some chemicals. Imagine shaking a snow globe, except the
Important details from the episode include: Our next story takes us to Enceladus, a small icy moon of Saturn. Enceladus is famous because it sprays icy material into space from cracks near its surface. Scientists think those sprays, called plumes, may come from a salty ocean hidden under the moon’s icy shell.
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Important details from the episode include: Our next story takes us to Enceladus, a small icy moon of Saturn. Enceladus is famous because it sprays icy material into space from cracks near its surface. Scientists think those sprays, called plumes, may come from a salty ocean hidden under the moon’s icy shell.
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