Enceladus: Cassini observations and implications for the search for life

Authors :: Parkinson, C. D.
Liang, M.-C.
Hartman, H.
Hansen, C. J.
Tinetti, G.
Meadows, V.
Kirschvink, J. L.
Yung, Y. L.
Parkinson, C. D.
Liang, M.-C.
Hartman, H.
Hansen, C. J.
Tinetti, G.
Meadows, V.
Kirschvink, J. L.
Yung, Y. L.
Source :: Astronomy and Astrophysics; February 2007, Vol. 463 Issue: 1 p353-357, 5p
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: Aims.The recent Cassini discovery of water vapor plumes ejected from the south pole of the Saturnian satellite, Enceladus, presents a unique window of opportunity for the detection of extant life in our solar system.