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Geysers on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus may form from a 'mushy zone'

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Enceladus's geyser-like jets release ice and water vapor hundreds of kilometers into space from its south pole.

NASA 's Cassini spacecraft identified these jets in 2005 , before going on to sample them in 2008 , 2009 and 2015 .

A large subsurface ocean, spanning approximately 20 million km3, has commonly been thought to be the primary source of the geysers.

However, new modeling research by Professor Colin Meyer , of Dartmouth College , U.S. , has offered support for an alternative explanation.

More information: Colin R. Meyer et al, A Potential Mushy Source for the Geysers of Enceladus and Other Icy Satellites, Geophysical Research Letters ( 2025 ). DOI: 10.1029/2024GL111929 Journal information: Geophysical Research Letters 2025 Science X Network.

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