New Insights into Variations in Enceladus Plume Particle Launch Velocities from Cassini-VIMS Spectral Data

Enceladus’s plume consists mainly of a mixture of water vapor and solid ice particles that may originate from a subsurface ocean. The physical processes underlying Enceladus’s plume particle dynamics are still being debated, and quantifying the particles’ size distribution and launch velocities can...

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Main Authors: H. Sharma, M. M. Hedman, S. Vahidinia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acd5d4