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  As the Crust Turns: Cassini Data Show Enceladus in Motion

  January 12, 2010 — Blobs of warm ice that periodically rise to the surface and churn the icy crust on Saturn's moon Enceladus explain the quirky heat behavior and intriguing surface of the moon's south polar region, ... > full story
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  Explaining Plasma Motion Around Saturn

  December 30, 2009 — Understanding the motion and source of the plasma around Saturn is important for understanding the dynamics of the magnetosphere. Researchers present a theory that describes plasma transport in ... > full story
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  Saturn's Auroral Hiss Is Asymmetrical

  December 30, 2009 — Saturn emits "auroral hiss," a whistler-mode electromagnetic emission observed in the magnetosphere at high latitudes. This emission is similar to auroral hiss emitted by Earth. However, unlike ... > full story
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  Cassini Holiday Movies Showcase Dance of Saturn's Moons

  December 23, 2009 — Like sugar plum fairies in "The Nutcracker," the moons of Saturn performed a celestial ballet before the eyes of NASA's Cassini spacecraft. New movies frame the moons' silent dance against the ... > full story
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  Fog Discovered on Saturn's Largest Moon, Titan

  December 18, 2009 — Saturn's largest moon, Titan, looks to be the only place in the solar system -- aside from our home planet, Earth -- with copious quantities of liquid (largely, liquid methane and ethane) sitting on ... > full story
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  Glint of Sunlight Confirms Liquid in Lake on Saturn's Moon Titan

  December 17, 2009 — NASA's Cassini Spacecraft has captured the first flash of sunlight reflected off a lake on Saturn's moon Titan, confirming the presence of liquid on the part of the moon dotted with many large, ... > full story
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  Icy Moons of Saturn and Jupiter May Have Conditions Needed for Life

  December 15, 2009 — Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo will outline the impact of ice dynamics on the habitability of the moons of Saturn and Jupiter on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical ... > full story
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  Dark Side of a Saturnian Moon: Iapetus Is Coated With Foreign Dust

  December 10, 2009 — Iapetus is often called Saturn's most bizarre moon, due to its starkly contrasting hemispheres -- one black as coal, the other white as snow. Images taken by the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft, orbiting ... > full story
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  Saturn's Mysterious Hexagon Emerges from Winter Darkness

  December 9, 2009 — After waiting years for the sun to illuminate Saturn's north pole again, cameras aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft have captured the most detailed images yet of the intriguing hexagon shape crowning ... > full story
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  Scientists Explain Puzzling Lake Asymmetry on Saturn's Moon Titan

  November 29, 2009 — Researchers suggest that the eccentricity of Saturn's orbit around the sun may be responsible for the unusually uneven distribution of methane and ethane lakes over the northern and southern polar ... > full story

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