Tag: Saturn moons
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Unveiling Trapped CO2 on Saturn’s Moons: JWST Sheds Light on Ice, Organics, and Solar System Chemistry
Introduction: A New Window into Outer Solar System Chemistry The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is expanding our understanding of planetary surfaces far beyond Earth. A recent study focusing on the satellites of Saturn uses JWST spectra to identify solid-state CO2 trapped within diverse host materials across eight mid-sized moons. This work reveals that CO2…
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JWST Sheds Light on Trapped CO2 Across Saturn’s Satellites
Overview The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has opened a new window into the chemistry of the outer solar system by detecting solid state carbon dioxide (CO2) on eight mid-sized Saturnian satellites. Spanning moons inside and outside the Iapetus–Phoebe region, these observations illuminate how CO2 can be trapped in various host materials at temperatures where…