The ETNA mission concept: Assessing the habitability of an active ocean world

The ETNA mission concept: Assessing the habitability of an active ocean world

Enceladus is an icy world with potentially habitable conditions, as suggested by the coincident presence of a subsurface ocean, an active energy source due to water-rock interactions, and the basic chemical ingredients necessary for terrestrial life. Among all ocean worlds in our Solar System, Encel...

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Main Authors: Ariel N. Deutsch, Paolo Panicucci, Laura I. Tenelanda-Osorio, Victoria Da Poian, Yun H. Cho, Chandrakanth Venigalla, Thasshwin Mathanlal, Emiliano Castillo Specia, Graciela González Peytaví, Andrea Guarriello, Onalli Gunasekara, Lewis Jones, Mariya Krasteva, Jennifer Pouplin, Nicole Villanueva, Sam Zaref
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Subjects:
Enceladus
habitability
astrobiology
biosignatures
mission concept
seismic network
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2022.1028357/full

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