Post by dividavi on Dec 26, 2022 22:40:27 GMT
According to scientists, the moon of Saturn named Enceladus may have considerable amounts of Phosphorus, an essential element for life on Earth. Though very cold, Enceladus has a liquid water ocean below the ice crust. Wikipedia tell us this: Measurements of Enceladus's "wobble" as it orbits Saturn—called libration—suggests that the entire icy crust is detached from the rocky core and therefore that a global ocean is present beneath the surface.[99] The amount of libration (0.120° ± 0.014°) implies that this global ocean is about 26 to 31 kilometers (16 to 19 miles) deep. For comparison, Earth's ocean has an average depth of 3.7 kilometers.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enceladus#Subsurface_water_ocean
So there's a possibility of life on Enceladus. What do you think it would look like?
www.space.com/saturn-moon-enceladus-ocean-phosphorus
Missing element for life may be present in ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus
By Keith Cooper published October 02, 2022
The chances of life on Enceladus have just risen thanks to a new understanding of the chemistry of the moon's ocean.
purple haze shooting down from arc of ice
Phosphorus is a vital component of life's biochemistry. For instance, it joins with sugars to provide a "backbone" to DNA, bonding the four nucleobases to the double helix. Phosphorus is also used in cell membranes and bones, as well as in a molecule called adenosine triphosphate, which carries metabolic energy around the body.
Yet previous studies had suggested that phosphorus would be rare on Enceladus. Scientists caught a glimpse of the ocean's makeup via the huge water geysers that spray out through "tiger stripes," deep vents in the moon's icy surface. On numerous occasions prior to its mission ending in 2017, NASA's Cassini spacecraft flew through and "tasted" these geysers, analyzing the chemical components. The spacecraft detected elements and molecules that are instrumental to life as we know it, including organic molecules such as methane, plus ammonia, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and possibly hydrogen sulfide.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enceladus#Subsurface_water_ocean
So there's a possibility of life on Enceladus. What do you think it would look like?
www.space.com/saturn-moon-enceladus-ocean-phosphorus
Missing element for life may be present in ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus
By Keith Cooper published October 02, 2022
The chances of life on Enceladus have just risen thanks to a new understanding of the chemistry of the moon's ocean.
purple haze shooting down from arc of iceAn artist's depiction of plumes at Enceladus. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
The ocean inside Saturn's moon Enceladus may be enriched with phosphorus, an important element for life as we know it, new research reveals.Phosphorus is a vital component of life's biochemistry. For instance, it joins with sugars to provide a "backbone" to DNA, bonding the four nucleobases to the double helix. Phosphorus is also used in cell membranes and bones, as well as in a molecule called adenosine triphosphate, which carries metabolic energy around the body.
Yet previous studies had suggested that phosphorus would be rare on Enceladus. Scientists caught a glimpse of the ocean's makeup via the huge water geysers that spray out through "tiger stripes," deep vents in the moon's icy surface. On numerous occasions prior to its mission ending in 2017, NASA's Cassini spacecraft flew through and "tasted" these geysers, analyzing the chemical components. The spacecraft detected elements and molecules that are instrumental to life as we know it, including organic molecules such as methane, plus ammonia, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and possibly hydrogen sulfide.