Phoebe, the outermost large moon of Saturn has been the latest subject of scrutiny by Cassini as it continues its mission around the Saturnian system, taking pictures and conducting experiments.
Scientists have detected what they believe to be sheets of water-ice on the surface, iron-bearing minerals, organics, nitrites, silicates, trapped carbon dioxide and cyanide compounds, in abundance. Some are saying the only more compositionally diverse body in the Solar System is Earth.
What's most incredible is the mission is just getting started and already look at what scientists have discovered. Water! On Phoebe, no less.
I remember when some in the scientific community theorized we'd only find water on earth-like planets....
Time makes all the difference, don't you think?
And if you think that's cool, wait until you see what they found on Iapetus!
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