What do we know?

In addition to liquid water in the plume, Cassini has also measured .. hydrocarbons (i.e., organic molecules)! The composition of Enceladus' plume looks like .. a comet!

The thickness of the ice layer must be something like 1-2 kilometers, just as is suggested for Europa.

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