Saturn moon Enceladus may have salty ocean

Thursday, June 23, 2011 NASA’s Cassini–Huygens spacecraft has discovered evidence for a large-scale saltwater reservoir beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The data came from the spacecraft’s direct analysis of salt-rich ice grains close to the jets ejected from the moon. The study has been published in this week’s edition of the journal Nature. Data from Cassini’s cosmic dust analyzer show the grains expelled from fissures, known as tiger stripes, are relatively small and usually low in salt far away from the moon. Closer to the moon’s surface,…

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Interviews India Aviation Safety My Top Priority

Click Here For More Specific Information On: Airspace Safeguarding Provider His appointment comes at a time when the regulator is embroiled in a controversy over theabrupt removal of former DGCA chief EK Bharat Bhushan. An inquiry is already underway to establish whether Bhushan indeed made a file noting on issuing a notice to Kingfisher Airlines a day before he was removed from his post. Mishra spoke to HT on his priorities and challenges.Excerpts:Flight School You are back after a three-year stint as Indias representative to the International Civil Aviation Organisation…