New findings from NASA’s Cassini mission show that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons and a top contender for extra-terrestrial life, is losing heat from both poles, indicating that it has the long-term stability required for life to develop.
Researchers led by Oxford University, Southwest Research Institute and the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona, have provided the first evidence of significant heat flow at Enceladus’ north pole, overturning previous assumptions that heat loss was confined to its active south pole. The findings were published in Science Advances.
Researchers led by Oxford University, Southwest Research Institute and the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona, have provided the first evidence of significant heat flow at Enceladus’ north pole, overturning previous assumptions that heat loss was confined to its active south pole. The findings were published in Science Advances.