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Nature 441, 585 (1 June 2006) | doi:10.1038/441585a; Published online 31 May 2006
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In July 2005, the Cassini space probe observed immense plumes of water vapour (pictured) spouting from an anomalously warm region near the southern pole of the saturnian moon Enceladus. That spectacular observation confirmed a long-held belief that Enceladus is the source of the icy grains that make up its home — the outer lane, or 'E ring', of Saturn's ring system.
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