I don't get it.

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I don't get it.

REB — 3/14/2007 2:36:31 PM (archived)

Shouldnâ€™t Enceladus radioactivity cooled down by now. And isnâ€™t it made mostly of water ice? How much radioactive elements could it possible have?

Tidal heating seems more logical.

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Radioactive meltdown for Enceladus - Raoul - 3/13/2007 4:18:32 PM
- I don't get it. - REB - 3/14/2007 2:36:31 PM
  - re: Seems to be both: Radioactive decay and Saturn's tidal forces. - Marcia - 3/14/2007 6:51:29 PM
- Beautiful photo BTW - Peter Bruener - 3/13/2007 10:43:10 PM
- A similar theory had earlier been proposed for comets. - Robert Clark - 3/13/2007 8:20:44 PM
- Would seem to be a great source of energy if we ever.... - FrankC - 3/13/2007 6:30:51 PM
  - Not least of which would be harness your own propulsion system. ;) (n/t) - TB - 3/13/2007 11:34:32 PM

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