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Old 27-March-2008, 04:00 AM
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Default Cassini Sniffs Organic Chemicals Leaking into Space from Saturn Moon, Enceladus

During a flyby of the small moon on March 12th, the Cassini probe detected significant amounts of organic chemicals as it flew through powerful geyser-like jets of ice blasting into space. This active moon appears to*be generating*organic chemicals much like the substances found in comets. As Cassini bravely travelled through the plume at a speed [...]

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