Herschel map of Saturn’s stratospheric water, delivered by the plumes of Enceladus

• Published in: Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Main Authors: Cavalié, T., Hue, V., Hartogh, P., Moreno, R., Lellouch, E., Feuchtgruber, H., Jarchow, C., Cassidy, T., Fletcher, L., Billebaud, F., Dobrijevic, M., Rezac, L., Orton, G., Rengel, M., Fouchet, T., Guerlet, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Planetary Atmospheres; HERSCHEL: HIFI; Levy; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0004-D0EA-9

Context. The origin of water in the stratospheres of giant planets has been an outstanding question ever since its first detection by the Infrared Space Observatory some 20 years ago. Water can originate from interplanetary dust particles, icy rings and satellites, and large comet impacts. Analyses...