JWST Reveals Captivating Water Plume on Saturn's Moon Enceladus

JWST Reveals

NASA's Webb Telescope unveils Captivating Water Vapor Plume on Saturn's moon Enceladus, stretching over 6,000 miles.

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Webb provides a First-Ever Direct view of how the Plume feeds the Water Supply for Saturn's System and Rings.

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Enceladus, a Tiny Moon, Holds an Ocean and Geysers Spraying Ice particles, Water Vapor, and Organic Compounds.

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Webb's Extraordinary Sensitivity Reveals a Water Plume 20 times the Moon's Size, Extending far beyond its Release Region.

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The Water Vapor Erupts at an Astonishing Rate of 79 Gallons Per Second, Filling an Olympic-Sized Swimming Pool Quickly.

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Cassini Orbiter Previously Captured Images and Samples of Enceladus's Plumes, but Webb offers New Insights and Context.

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Webb's Observations Show a Dense "E-ring" and a Torus of Water Fueled by the Moon's Vapor Plumes.

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Only 30% of the Water in the Torus Escapes, Supplying 70% of the Water in the Saturnian system.

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Webb will Continue to study Enceladus, Guiding Future Missions to Explore the Moon's Ocean and Ice Crust.

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Webb's Observations Provide a Unique Opportunity to Understand Water Evolution and Composition in Enceladus' Plume and Ocean.

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Mysteries of Saturn's Moon and Exciting Space Discoveries.

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