Tag: Heat Flow
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Heat Leaks on Enceladus: A Strong Case for Life Beneath Saturn’s Icy Crust
New heat measurements renew Enceladus’ astrobiological promise Scientists have detected excess heat escaping from the north pole of Enceladus, one of Saturn’s small but scientifically mighty moons. The finding adds a crucial data point to the growing view that Enceladus hosts a subsurface ocean kept warm by internal energy sources. Such an energy balance is…
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Earth’s Continents Stabilized by Furnace-Like Heat, Study Finds
New Insight into a Geological Mystery For billions of years, Earth’s continents have provided the stable platforms that support mountains, ecosystems, and human civilizations. A new study by researchers at Penn State and Columbia University offers the clearest explanation yet: extreme heat in the planet’s lower continental crust acted as a furnace, driving a process…