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Powering prolonged hydrothermal activity inside Enceladus

Tidal forcing within a very porous (unconsolidated) core can generate enough energy to drive all the observed global features of Enceladus. This activity can be sustained up to several billion years.</p>

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Main Authors: Sotin, Christophe (Author) , Postberg, Frank (Author) , Choblet, Gael (Author) , Tobie, Gabriel (Author)
Format: Article (Journal) Editorial
Language:English
Published: 06 November 2017
In: Nature astronomy
Year: 2017, Pages: 841-847
ISSN:2397-3366
DOI:10.1038/s41550-017-0289-8
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41550-017-0289-8
Verlag, Volltext: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-017-0289-8
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Author Notes:Christophe Sotin, Frank Postberg, Gaël Choblet, Gabriel Tobie, Marie Běhounková, Ondřej Čadek, Ondřej Souček
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Summary:Tidal forcing within a very porous (unconsolidated) core can generate enough energy to drive all the observed global features of Enceladus. This activity can be sustained up to several billion years.</p>
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ISSN:2397-3366
DOI:10.1038/s41550-017-0289-8

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