An observed correlation between plume activity and tidal stresses on Enceladus

M. M. Hedman (), C. M. Gosmeyer, P. D. Nicholson, C. Sotin, R. H. Brown, R. N. Clark, K. H. Baines, B. J. Buratti and M. R. Showalter
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M. M. Hedman: Center for Radiophysics and Space Research, Cornell University
C. M. Gosmeyer: Indiana University
P. D. Nicholson: Center for Radiophysics and Space Research, Cornell University
C. Sotin: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109, USA
R. H. Brown: Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona
R. N. Clark: United States Geological Survey Mail Stop 964, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center
K. H. Baines: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109, USA
B. J. Buratti: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109, USA
M. R. Showalter: SETI Institute, 189 Bernardo Avenue Suite 100

Nature, 2013, vol. 500, issue 7461, 182-184

Abstract: The plume at the south pole of Enceladus is several times brighter when that moon is near the apocentre of its eccentric orbit around Saturn than when it is near its orbital pericentre, showing that more material appears to be escaping from beneath Enceladus’ surface at times when models predict its fissures should be under tension.

Date: 2013
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