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A new study suggests Saturn's moon Titan may not have a global underground ocean as previously thought, but instead has deep layers of ice and slush with pockets of liquid water, which could still harbor microbial life. This challenges earlier assumptions based on Cassini data, and upcoming missions like NASA's Dragonfly aim to provide more insights.
A new study suggests Saturn's moon Titan may not have a global underground ocean as previously thought, but instead has deep layers of ice and slush with pockets of liquid water, which could still harbor microbial life, challenging earlier assumptions based on Cassini data.
A recent study suggests Saturn's moon Titan may lack a global underground ocean and instead has deep layers of ice and slush with pockets of liquid water, which could still harbor microbial life, challenging previous assumptions and prompting further investigation with upcoming missions.
Research suggests that Titan's underground ocean could harbor a tiny biosphere, possibly weighing no more than a small dog, with microbial life relying on fermentation processes using organic molecules like glycine, but the overall biomass would be extremely sparse and difficult to detect.
Scientists have discovered a massive ocean, three times the size of Earth’s oceans, located 700 km beneath the Earth’s surface within the mantle. This finding challenges existing theories about the origin of Earth’s water and suggests that water may have originated internally rather than from comet impacts. The discovery was made using a network of seismographs and analyzing seismic waves from over 500 earthquakes. This revelation has the potential to reshape our understanding of Earth’s water cycle and offers new insights into one of the planet’s fundamental processes.
Data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft suggests that Saturn's icy moon Mimas likely has a large underground ocean about 20 to 30 kilometers beneath its frozen surface, making it a potential candidate for supporting life. The ocean is believed to have formed relatively recently and may offer a unique opportunity to explore the first stage of life's development, although its young age could present challenges for life to emerge.
Astronomers have discovered strong evidence of a vast, relatively young ocean beneath the icy surface of Saturn's moon Mimas, based on observations by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The ocean, believed to be 5 to 15 million years old, is located 12 to 18 miles beneath the moon's frozen crust and could potentially make Mimas a habitable world. This finding makes Mimas a prime candidate for studying the origin of life, as the existence of a "remarkably young" ocean of liquid water presents an opportunity to explore astrobiology.