If water has been spewing from Enceladus for a long time, what replenishes its water supply?
There are still a lot of mysteries surrounding this fascinating moon. Scientists are not sure how long geysers on Enceladus have been throwing off the huge jets of vapor seen by Cassini’s instruments, nor how long they’ll continue to do so in the future. However, considering that Enceladus is roughly the size of the state of Iowa, this icy moon has the potential of storing quite a bit of water. Exactly how much water is there is still unknown. Further analyses of the data collected so far, coupled with that of future flybys, may provide the answers. Stay tuned.
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