Liquid ocean found on Saturn moon

[LazyLion]

A vast ocean of water could be lurking under the thick ice of one of Saturn's moons, according to findings published by Science magazine Thursday. A sea up to 10 kilometres deep lies beneath 40 kilometres of ice at the south pole of Enceladus, extending over most of its southern hemisphere, an analysis by NASA's Cassini probe showed. Water is considered one of the essential criteria for a planet or moon to support life. It has also been found in our solar system on Titan, also orbiting Saturn, and Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. Cassini has been exploring Saturn and its satellites since 2004. The spacecraft measured the gravity and movement of Enceladus during three flybys to calculate its internal structure. It found that the ocean probably sits on a bed of silicate rock. This could leach phosphorous, sulfur, potassium and sodium into the water, essential elements for the formation of life as we know it, study co-author Jonathan Lunine of Cornell University said.


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Date : 04 Apr 2014 06:20

 

[Solarion]

Maybe one day they can drill down into it and find organic life of some kind. That's a big maybe but very possible.

 

[Garson007]

Why organic?

 

[KleinBoontjie]

Title: "Liquid ocean found on ..." -Positive
First sentence: "A vast ocean of water could be lurking" -negative
Then the third sentence also a positive.
So was it found or could it be found?

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Maybe one day they can drill down into it and find organic life of some kind. That's a big maybe but very possible.

Drill into 40km of ice before getting to the water?

 

[Bar0n]

Title: "Liquid ocean found on ..." -Positive
First sentence: "A vast ocean of water could be lurking" -negative
Then the third sentence also a positive.
So was it found or could it be found?

The fact that a huge body of some liquid has been found seems to be certain, but they're not sure whether it's water or something else? My interpetation.

 

[Ninja'd]

Water is considered one of the essential criteria for a planet or moon to support life.

Not according to Cosmos.

 

[MartyMarts]

A vast ocean of water ...is currently [-]lurking[/-] blatantly obvious right here on planet earth. Nobody seems interested.

 

[Kloofvreter]

A vast ocean of water ...is currently [-]lurking[/-] blatantly obvious right here on planet earth. Nobody seems interested.

Relevance?

 

[isie]

Maybe one day they can drill down into it and find organic life of some kind. That's a big maybe but very possible.

Chances are we would need something like a nuclear powered heat drill to drill there, which might just kill any life that we do find
a Cosmic Catch 22

Not according to Cosmos.

So then it should say Water is considered one of the essential criteria for a planet or moon to support life as we know it

 

[MartyMarts]

Relevance?

Relevance to what?

 

[Ninja'd]

So then it should say Water is considered one of the essential criteria for a planet or moon to support life as we know it

Yip Love that show. I almost feel smarter.

 

[Bona Botse]

So then it should say Water is considered one of the essential criteria for a planet or moon to support life as we know it

Not according to Cosmos .

 

[Kloofvreter]

Relevance to what?

:erm: To the fact that a possible ocean is discovered on Enceladus?

 

[MartyMarts]

:erm: To the fact that a possible ocean is discovered on Enceladus?

Actually... maybe there is no relevance at all. Reading about a possible ocean and referencing an actual ocean. Two completely different things. As you were then, Skootvreter.

 

[Kloofvreter]

Actually... maybe there is no relevance at all. Reading about a possible ocean and referencing an actual ocean. Two completely different things. As you were then, Skootvreter.

As I were? LOL, what a strange way of trying to dismiss someone. A thread about water on Enceladus, and you post about oceans on Earth and claims that nobody seems interested? As you were...

 

[genetic]

Not according to Cosmos .

Where can I stream Cosmos online?

 

[MartyMarts]

As I were? LOL, what a strange way of trying to dismiss someone. A thread about water on Enceladus, and you post about oceans on Earth and claims that nobody seems interested? As you were...

Hmmm... ok, Skootvreter. As I were.

 

[Bona Botse]

Where can I stream Cosmos online?

If you have some way of bypassing region restrictions you can try cosmosontv.com.

 

[Kloofvreter]

This article seems a bit more conclusive.