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Does Saturn's Moon Have a Salty Ocean?

Posted June 25, 2009 8:08 AM

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There's a salty ocean on Saturn's moon Enceladus that could possibly harbor life - or there isn't. It depends which of two reports you prefer. The Cassini spacecraft made a surprising discovery about Saturn's sixth largest moon, Enceladus, on its exploration of the giant ringed planet in 2005. Enceladus ejects water vapor, gas and tiny grains of ice hundreds of kilometres into space.

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06/26/2009 12:06 AM

No. Enceladus wears contact lens and requires lots of hydration.

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06/26/2009 12:14 AM

just go and find out, i would say

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06/27/2009 8:02 AM

Wonder what fishing would be like there...?

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06/27/2009 11:12 AM

The last time I went there the fishing really sucked, but the sights were incredible. Who'ld have thought that a woman like alien thingie (actually I was considered the alien thingie there) with multi colored skin and 6 tentacles could look so cute in a bikini. Go figure.

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06/28/2009 8:59 AM

Ya, and they're really good at multi tasking in the sack.

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06/28/2009 10:11 AM

Oh, but you've got a dirty mind, haven't you. I like it.

I did say "woman like alien thingie" though, because I'm not completely certain that they are gender specific.

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06/29/2009 10:55 AM

Yeah but, "If it smells good, eat it. If it's sloppy, eat it over the sink." (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues)

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06/28/2009 10:20 PM

Dude! I heard you're sick in bed... That's funny! That's what they say about me.

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06/29/2009 8:50 AM

O di immortales! Who told?

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06/29/2009 10:41 AM

Ah! There's some confusion between Enceladus and Kansas there...

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