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Hydrothermal activity in Enceladus’ core and the rise of organic-rich bubbles. (ESA; F. Postberg et al (2018))

Hydrothermal activity in Enceladus' core and the rise of organic-rich bubbles. (ESA; F. Postberg et al (2018))

Hydrothermal activity in Enceladus’ core and the rise of organic-rich bubbles. (ESA; F. Postberg et al (2018))

A dramatic plume sprays water ice and vapor from the south polar region of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Cassini’s first hint of this plume came during the spacecraft’s first close flyby of the icy moon on February 17, 2005. (NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute)