http://www.anthonares.net/2005/12/published-research-synopsis-huygens.html Chronicling and Commenting on Human Progress Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:02:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 http://www.anthonares.net/2005/12/published-research-synopsis-huygens.html#comment-251 Anthonares » Blog Archive » Liquid Water Near Saturn: Big News From Enceladus Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:03:44 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2005/12/published-research-synopsis-huygens.html#comment-251 [...] During the same flyby that UVIS was observing the occultation of Bellatrix by Enceladus, the INMS instrument detected something entirely unexpected: a sudden increase in particles near the south pole and surface of Enceladus. The INMS is, as its name says, a Mass Spectrometer (see this synopsis on the Huygens probe for an explanation of a similar instrument, the GCMS) that is capable of detected both ionized and neutral particles. The INMS is capable of detecting a wide range of chemicals including water, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, carbon monoxide, ammonia, and various hydrocarbons. It detected all of those compounds, some in very small quantities, in Enceladus’ plume. [...] […] During the same flyby that UVIS was observing the occultation of Bellatrix by Enceladus, the INMS instrument detected something entirely unexpected: a sudden increase in particles near the south pole and surface of Enceladus. The INMS is, as its name says, a Mass Spectrometer (see this synopsis on the Huygens probe for an explanation of a similar instrument, the GCMS) that is capable of detected both ionized and neutral particles. The INMS is capable of detecting a wide range of chemicals including water, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, carbon monoxide, ammonia, and various hydrocarbons. It detected all of those compounds, some in very small quantities, in Enceladus’ plume. […]

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