High-temperature water–rock interactions and hydrothermal environments in the chondrite-like core of Enceladus

It has been suggested that Saturn's moon Enceladus possesses a subsurface ocean. The recent discovery of silica nanoparticles derived from Enceladus shows the presence of ongoing hydrothermal reactions in the interior. Here, we report results from detailed laboratory experiments to constrain th...

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Main Authors: Sekine, Yasuhito, Shibuya, Takazo, Postberg, Frank, Hsu, Hsiang-Wen, Suzuki, Katsuhiko, Masaki, Yuka, Kuwatani, Tatsu, Mori, Megumi, Hong, Peng K., Yoshizaki, Motoko, Tachibana, Shogo, Sirono, Sin-iti
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Pub. Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4639802/