Salt crystals in Enceladus plumes may reveal life beneath the ice

Scientists are studying salt crystals in the jets at Enceladus's south pole to investigate the moon's hidden ocean without drilling. The plumes of water vapor and icy particles carry ocean material to the surface of Saturn's moon.

• Enceladus's ocean lies beneath kilometers of ice
• South pole jets spray water vapor and icy particles
• Salts in the plumes allow ocean study without drilling