The moon Enceladus has atmosphere

2005/06/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Astronomia

The spacecraft that studies Saturn, Cassini, has made the discovery: The moon Enceladus has atmosphere. Enceladus has thus fattened the small group of moons with atmosphere. It has been proven that the Moon has around electrically charged molecules that cause vibrations in the magnetic field of Saturn. The moon acts on the magnetic field of Saturn at the same frequency as the ionized water molecules moving in the magnetic field of the planets. And that has been the first proof that Enceladus has atmosphere.