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A LIBRATION MODEL FOR ENCELADUS BASED ON GEODETIC CONTROL POINT NETWORK ANALYSIS [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2016
A new global control point network was derived for Enceladus, based on Cassini and Voyager-2 image data. Cassini images were taken from 2005 to 2014, for Voyager we have only one flyby in the middle of 1981.
I. E. Nadezhdina, A. E. Zubarev, E. S. Brusnikin, J. Oberst   +3 more
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The Role of Ejecta in the Small Crater Populations on the Mid-Sized Saturnian Satellites

, 2011
We find evidence that crater ejecta play an important role in the small crater populations on the Saturnian satellites, and more broadly, on cratered surfaces throughout the Solar System. We measure crater populations in Cassini images of Enceladus, Rhea,
Alvarellos, Alvarellos, Alvarellos, Bart, Bierhaus, Bierhaus, Bierhaus, Bottke, Burns, Cintala, Crater Analysis Techniques Working Group, Davies, Dobrovolskis, Dundas, Durham, Edward B. Bierhaus, Giese, Hartmann, Horedt, Horedt, Housen, José Luis Alvarellos, Kempf, Kevin Zahnle, Kirchoff, Kirchoff, Levison, Lissauer, Lorenz, Luke Dones, Marchi, McEwen, McEwen, Melosh, Moore, Neish, Neukum, Plescia, Plescia, Plescia, Porco, Porco, Preblich, Richardson, Robbins, Schenk, Schenk, Schmidt, Schubert, Schultz, Smith, Smith, Snodgrass, Stern, Thomas, Vickery, Weiler, Wood, Zahnle, Zahnle, Zahnle, Zahnle   +61 more
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Possibility for albedo estimation of exomoons: Why should we care about M dwarfs? [PDF]

, 2016
Occultation light curves of exomoons may give information on their albedo and hence indicate the presence of ice cover on the surface. Icy moons might have subsurface oceans thus these may potentially be habitable.
Dobos, Vera, Kereszturi, Ákos, Kiss, László L., Pál, András   +3 more
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Alien Carousel: In Situ life detection on icy moons with a single-actuator holographic microfluidic platform

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, is considered one of the most promising places in the solar system to find life. The Cassini mission discovered organic-rich water plumes from Enceladus’s subsurface ocean, prompting new lander mission planning.
M. F. L. Meersman, S. M. Cazaux, J. Jovanova   +2 more
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Returning Samples From Enceladus for Life Detection

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2020
Evidence suggests that Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has a subsurface ocean that sources plumes of water vapor and ice vented to space from its south pole.
Marc Neveu, Marc Neveu, Ariel D. Anbar, Ariel D. Anbar, Alfonso F. Davila, Daniel P. Glavin, Shannon M. MacKenzie, Charity M. Phillips-Lander, Brent Sherwood, Yoshinori Takano, Peter Williams, Hajime Yano   +11 more
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THEO Concept Mission: Testing the Habitability of Enceladus's Ocean

, 2016
Saturn's moon Enceladus offers a unique opportunity in the search for life and habitable environments beyond Earth, a key theme of the National Research Council's 2013-2022 Decadal Survey. A plume of water vapor and ice spews from Enceladus's south polar
Budney, Charles J., Caswell, Tess E., Crismani, Matteo, DeBruin, Kevin, Dhaliwal, Jasmeet K., Hofgartner, Jason D., John, Kristen K., Krishnamurthy, Akshata, Leung, Cecilia W. S., MacKenzie, Shannon M., Mitchell, Karl L., O'Rourke, Joesph G., Petro, Elaine M., Phan, Samson, Phillips-Lander, Charity M., Powell, Kathryn E., Stavros, E. Natasha, Steuer, Casey J., Sun, Vivian Z., Wynne, J. Judson   +19 more
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A primordial origin for the atmospheric methane of Saturn's moon Titan [PDF]

, 2009
The origin of Titan's atmospheric methane is a key issue for understanding the origin of the Saturnian satellite system. It has been proposed that serpentinization reactions in Titan's interior could lead to the formation of the observed methane ...
Alibert, Anderson, Atreya, Barr, Bockelée-Morvan, Bézard, Charlou, Cordier, Craig, Daniel Cordier, Fortes, Giardini, Grasset, Horner, J. Hunter Waite, Jonathan I. Lunine, Kathleen E. Mandt, Krasnopolsky, Lin, Lunine, Lécuyer, Lécuyer, Mai-Julie Nguyen, Matson, Matthew Pasek, McCollom, Mitri, Moody, Mousis, Mousis, Olivier Mousis, Oze, Pinto, Sakai, Sherwood Lollar, Sherwood Lollar, Tobie, Vennemann, Vuitton, Waite, Wenner, William S. Lewis   +41 more
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Local Time Asymmetry in Energetic Electron Distribution Within Saturn's Inner Magnetosphere

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 6, 28 March 2026.
Abstract Electrons of several hundred keV in Saturn's ring current are important seed components of the radiation belt. In this study, we have statistically analyzed the spatial distribution of energetic electrons on the equatorial plane of the inner magnetosphere based on the Cassini in situ observations.
Yimeng Li, Chao Yue, Yixin Sun, Yixin Hao, Qiugang Zong, Xuzhi Zhou   +5 more
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Using Tidally‐Driven Elastic Strains to Infer Regional Variations in Crustal Thickness at Enceladus

Geophysical Research Letters, 2023
Constraining the spatial variability of the thickness of the ice shell of Enceladus (i.e., the crust) is central to our understanding of the internal dynamics and evolution of this small Saturnian moon.
Alexander Berne, Mark Simons, James T. Keane, Ryan S. Park   +3 more
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Watery Enceladus [PDF]

Physics Today, 2011
In 1980, telescopes revealed that one of Saturn’s rings is centered at the orbit of Enceladus, a medium-sized Saturnian moon. It was the first hint that Enceladus is a world like no other.
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