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How Enceladus' Ocean Spray Becomes Chemically Diverse Ice Grains
Original: How Enceladus’ Ocean Spray Becomes Chemically Diverse Ice Grains
New coverage explains how the spray of water escaping from Saturn's moon Enceladus turns into ice grains with varied chemical compositions. The moon's subsurface ocean vents material into space through cracks in its icy shell, and the process by which that spray freezes and diversifies chemically offers clues about the ocean's potential habitability.
Why now: Ongoing interest in Enceladus as a candidate for life keeps findings about its ocean chemistry in the news.
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- How Enceladus’ Ocean Spray Becomes Chemically Diverse Ice Grains · Astrobiology Web
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