Tag: Mimas


  • JWST Study of CO2 on Saturn’s Satellites Reveals Varieties

    JWST Study of CO2 on Saturn’s Satellites Reveals Varieties

    Introduction The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is pushing the frontiers of planetary science by analyzing the composition of bodies far from Earth. A new study using JWST spectra investigates carbon dioxide (CO2) on eight mid-sized Saturnian satellites, from the inner moons Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, and Rhea to the outer ones Hyperion, Iapetus, and…