A growing number of satellites in the outer solar system likely have global oceans beneath
their outer icy shells. While the presence of liquid water makes these ocean worlds …

Enceladus possesses a subsurface ocean beneath a conductive ice shell. Based on shell
thickness models, the estimated total conductive heat loss from Enceladus is 25–40 GW; the …

Abstract At Saturn's moon Enceladus, jets along four distinct fractures called 'tiger stripes'
erupt ice crystals into a broad plume above the South Pole. The tiger stripes experience …

Identifying and distinguishing between abiotic and biotic signatures of organic molecules
such as amino acids and fatty acids is key to the search for life on extraterrestrial ocean …

Cassini revealed that Saturn's Moon Enceladus hosts a subsurface ocean that meets the
accepted criteria for habitability with bio-essential elements and compounds, liquid water …

Of profound astrobiological interest, Enceladus appears to have a global saline subsurface
ocean, indicating water-rock reaction at present or in the past, an important mechanism in …

Abstract The Europa Thermal Emission Imaging System (E-THEMIS) on the Europa Clipper
spacecraft will investigate the temperature and physical properties of Europa using thermal …

The study of planets and small bodies within our Solar System is fundamental for
understanding the formation and evolution of the Earth and other planets. Compositional …

Accreted ice retains and preserves traces of the ocean from which it formed. In this work, we
study two classes of accreted ice found on Earth—frazil ice, which forms through …

Abstract Analysis of Enceladus' gravity, topography and libration data suggests that the
thickness of the ice crust significantly varies, which may have important consequences for …