Graphic depicting putative hydrothermal vents at the bottom of Enceladus' ocean (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Graphic depicting putative hydrothermal vents at the bottom of Enceladus' ocean

Caption

This graphic depicts how scientists believe water interacts with rock at the bottom of Enceladus’ ocean to create hydrothermal vent systems. These same chimney-like vents are found along tectonic plate borders in Earth’s oceans, approximately 7000 feet below the surface.

Credit

NASA/JPL-Caltech/Southwest Research Institute

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