Wednesday, June 24, 2009

NASA finding hints at ocean on Saturn moon

Sodium salts in ice grains have been found on Saturn's outermost ring, NASA announced today.

The salt finding suggests that Enceladus might have a salt water ocean beneath its surface.

Read NASA's press release here: NASA release

For more information about NASA's Cassini mission, click here.

About the image: Plumes of icy particles that spew out of Saturn's moon, Enceladus. Source: NASA


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