Is Enceladus' plume tidally controlled?

Explanations for the plume of gas, water vapor and ice particles jetting from rifts in Enceladus' south polar region include boiling of liquid water and dissociation of clathrate hydrates. In either case, production of the plume may be quasi‐static or tidally controlled, with implications for t...

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Main Authors: I. Halevy, S. T. Stewart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-06-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL034349
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