Sentences with phrase «outer ice shell»
An analysis of gravity and topography data from Saturn's largest moon, Titan, has revealed unexpected features of the moon's outer ice shell.
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Researchers found the magnitude of the moon's very slight wobble, as it orbits Saturn, can only be accounted for if its outer ice shell is not frozen solid to its interior, meaning a global ocean must be present.
Not exact matches
After astronomers analyzed seven years» worth of Enceladus data from NASA's Cassini probe, they detected a slight rocking motion in the moon's rotation, suggesting an outer shell of ice.
There's evidence, Johnson says, that Europa's ice shell has a two layers: a thin outer lid of very cold ice that sits atop a layer of slightly warmer, convecting ice.
Europa, one of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter, has an outer shell consisting mainly of water ice.
The torque, announced in late January, combined a hardened outer shell with 4G LTE connectivity and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.