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[CalliArcale]

I don't think it has been completely ruled out. At this stage, I don't think very much of anything has been ruled out.<br /><br />That's an interesting idea about linearity on so many of Saturn's moons. Some of them aren't near resurfaced areas, though. I'm thinking of the long fractures on Dione here. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#666699"><em>"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly wobbly . . . timey wimey . . . stuff."</em>  -- The Tenth Doctor, "Blink"</font></p> </div>

 

[silylene old]

<font color="yellow">One hesitates using the word, 'warm' because the temps at this site are about 91 K.</font><br /><br />Steve, you know (and I <i>know</i> you know) that the 91K measured temperature is the <i>average</i> temperature of the surface in that box. The local temperatures at the fault within that box may be much warmer, as I indicated in my analysis. The data neither proves nor excludes that possibility. We don't know. But if I was gambling, I would put my money on my interpretation. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature" align="center"><em><font color="#0000ff">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</font></em> </div><div class="Discussion_UserSignature" align="center"><font color="#0000ff"><em>I really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function.</em></font> </div> </div>

 

[yurkin]

Given the size of the plume I would be very surprised if it wasn't fueled by a liquid source.