Signs of underground ocean on Enceladus

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Signs of underground ocean on Enceladus

Postby Excalibur » 06 Apr 2014, 16:23

So an ocean on one of Saturn's moons?!!

Measurements from the new study and previous Cassini data suggest the moon's south pole has an ice layer on top of water on top of silicate rock. If that's true, water circulating through the rock would pick up elements such as phosphorous, sulfur, potassium and sodium into the liquid. These elements are essential for making molecules that life needs, Lunine said.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/03/tech/innovation/moon-saturn-ocean/index.html


I call dibs on underground/water moon based home!!!
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Re: Signs of underground ocean on Enceladus

Postby Blood Knight » 03 Aug 2014, 00:12

Excalibur wrote:So an ocean on one of Saturn's moons?!!

Measurements from the new study and previous Cassini data suggest the moon's south pole has an ice layer on top of water on top of silicate rock. If that's true, water circulating through the rock would pick up elements such as phosphorous, sulfur, potassium and sodium into the liquid. These elements are essential for making molecules that life needs, Lunine said.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/03/tech/innovation/moon-saturn-ocean/index.html


I call dibs on underground/water moon based home!!!

I only want about an acre's worth of land for mah pool. ;)
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Re: Signs of underground ocean on Enceladus

Postby The Divine Potato » 03 Aug 2014, 00:15

Blood Knight wrote:
Excalibur wrote:So an ocean on one of Saturn's moons?!!

Measurements from the new study and previous Cassini data suggest the moon's south pole has an ice layer on top of water on top of silicate rock. If that's true, water circulating through the rock would pick up elements such as phosphorous, sulfur, potassium and sodium into the liquid. These elements are essential for making molecules that life needs, Lunine said.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/03/tech/innovation/moon-saturn-ocean/index.html


I call dibs on underground/water moon based home!!!

I only want about an acre's worth of land for mah pool. ;)


You can have that water, the water that the only thing protecting it from the intense radiation that wiped the American logo off of the flag placed there years ago, is a whole lot of ice that may even be slightly radioactive itself.
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