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This is a good primer on the importance of Phosphorus [1]. Enceladus is surprisingly small (150 miles in diameter). It's too small for a rocky core. Instead it
by jmyeet 3y ago
This is a good primer on the importance of Phosphorus [1].
Enceladus is surprisingly small (150 miles in diameter). It's too small for a rocky core. Instead it has a mushy or spongy core. But something inside is still generating heat. Some of this is from gravitational tides. It's not clear to me if that explains all of it however.
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPU9jeQbTOU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPU9jeQbTOU
- dmbche 3y agoMy understanding is that the heat is caused by the flexing of Enceladus orbiting Saturn, it's pull is so strong that slight differences in distance causes massive heat. Super cool! Frasier Cain is a great journalist for everything space related, if you want to see more.
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 3y ago> Super cool! Quite the opposite, in fact!
- edgyquant 3y agoThat is what “gravitational tides” means
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- spartanatreyu 3y agoI didn't notice that you had posted the video first. I've deleted my comment.
- kazinator 3y ago[flagged]
- morans 3y agoLike an enchilada Like an encelada
- mkl 3y agoYou might be thinking of radius. The diameter is ~500km.