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Enceladus, with its mysterious ice plumes and a suspected subsurface ocean, has long intrigued astronomers. The discovery of these plumes by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in 2005 marked a significant milestone, suggesting the presence of a vast saltwater ocean beneath its icy crust. This revelation has spurred interests in sending probes to fly through these plumes, capture ice grains, and return them to Earth for analysis. Such missions could confirm the existence of the ocean and, more tantalizingly, detect signs of life.
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Enceladus, with its mysterious ice plumes and a suspected subsurface ocean, has long intrigued astronomers. The discovery of these plumes by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in 2005 marked a significant milestone, suggesting the presence of a vast saltwater ocean beneath its icy crust. This revelation has spurred interests in sending probes to fly through these plumes, capture ice grains, and return them to Earth for analysis. Such missions could confirm the existence of the ocean and, more tantalizingly, detect signs of life.

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