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Do the organics in Enceladus’ ocean point to habitability?
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Saturn's moon Enceladus is constantly spewing out a cloud of ice grains and gases from its subsurface ocean through cracks near its south pole. Using data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, a team of astronomers at the University of Stuttgart and the Free University of Berlin recently analyzed emitted particles directly from Enceladus' ocean. (NASA via AP) In their research, they detected potentially biological organic molecules, such as (hetero)cy…
Do the organics in Enceladus’ ocean point to habitability?
View larger. | Artist’s illustration of the water vapor plumes on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. They erupt from a subsurface ocean through the tiger stripes cracks in the icy surface at this Saturnian moon’s south pole. A new study of icy grains in the plumes has revealed complex organics in Enceladus’ ocean. They are further evidence for complex chemistry and possible habitable conditions in the hidden ocean. Image via ESA/ NASA/ JPL-Caltech/ Space …
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