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Porco et al. 2006

Porco, C.C., P. Helfenstein, P.C. Thomas, A.P. Ingersoll, J. Wisdom, R. West, G. Neukum, T. Denk, R. Wagner, T. Roatsch, S. Kieffer, E. Turtle, A. McEwen, T.V. Johnson, J. Rathbun, J. Veverka, D. Wilson, J. Perry, J. Spitale, A. Brahic, J.A. Burns, A.D. Del Genio, L. Dones, C.D. Murray, and S. Squyres, 2006: Cassini observes the active south pole of Enceladus. Science, 311, 1393-1401, doi:10.1126/science.1123013.

Cassini has identified a geologically active province at the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus. In images acquired by the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS), this region is circumscribed by a chain of folded ridges and troughs at ∼55°S latitude. The terrain southward of this boundary is distinguished by its albedo and color contrasts, elevated temperatures, extreme geologic youth, and narrow tectonic rifts that exhibit coarse-grained ice and coincide with the hottest temperatures measured in the region. Jets of fine icy particles that supply Saturn's E ring emanate from this province, carried aloft by water vapor probably venting from subsurface reservoirs of liquid water. The shape of Enceladus suggests a possible intense heating epoch in the past by capture into a 1:4 secondary spin/orbit resonance.

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@article{po07100z,
  author={Porco, C. C. and Helfenstein, P. and Thomas, P. C. and Ingersoll, A. P. and Wisdom, J. and West, R. and Neukum, G. and Denk, T. and Wagner, R. and Roatsch, T. and Kieffer, S. and Turtle, E. and McEwen, A. and Johnson, T. V. and Rathbun, J. and Veverka, J. and Wilson, D. and Perry, J. and Spitale, J. and Brahic, A. and Burns, J. A. and Del Genio, A. D. and Dones, L. and Murray, C. D. and Squyres, S.},
  title={Cassini observes the active south pole of Enceladus},
  year={2006},
  journal={Science},
  volume={311},
  pages={1393--1401},
  doi={10.1126/science.1123013},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - po07100z
AU  - Porco, C. C.
AU  - Helfenstein, P.
AU  - Thomas, P. C.
AU  - Ingersoll, A. P.
AU  - Wisdom, J.
AU  - West, R.
AU  - Neukum, G.
AU  - Denk, T.
AU  - Wagner, R.
AU  - Roatsch, T.
AU  - Kieffer, S.
AU  - Turtle, E.
AU  - McEwen, A.
AU  - Johnson, T. V.
AU  - Rathbun, J.
AU  - Veverka, J.
AU  - Wilson, D.
AU  - Perry, J.
AU  - Spitale, J.
AU  - Brahic, A.
AU  - Burns, J. A.
AU  - Del Genio, A. D.
AU  - Dones, L.
AU  - Murray, C. D.
AU  - Squyres, S.
PY  - 2006
TI  - Cassini observes the active south pole of Enceladus
JA  - Science
VL  - 311
SP  - 1393
EP  - 1401
DO  - 10.1126/science.1123013
ER  -

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