Plume Collection Strategies for Icy World Sample Return

• Main Authors: Williams, P., Tsou, P., Neveu, M., Anbar, A. D., Glavin, D. P.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration; Astronomy; Hubble; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20150004429

Three icy worlds in the solar system display evidence of pluming activity. Water vapor and ice particles emanate from cracks near the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus. The plume gas contains simple hydrocarbons that could be fragments of larger, more complex organics. More recently, observ...