Returning Samples From Enceladus for Life Detection

Returning Samples From Enceladus for Life Detection

Evidence suggests that Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has a subsurface ocean that sources plumes of water vapor and ice vented to space from its south pole. In situ analyses of this material by the Cassini spacecraft have shown that the ocean contains key ingredients for life (elements H, C, N, O...

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Main Authors: Marc Neveu, Ariel D. Anbar, Alfonso F. Davila, Daniel P. Glavin, Shannon M. MacKenzie, Charity M. Phillips-Lander, Brent Sherwood, Yoshinori Takano, Peter Williams, Hajime Yano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Subjects:
Enceladus
astrobiology
sample return
life detection
ocean worlds
icy satellites
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fspas.2020.00026/full

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