Europa the frozen jewel of Jupiter
Enceladus the active geyser of Saturn
The recipe for alien life
Hunting for life in space
YOUR GOAL
Master of Oceans of Europa and Enceladus
artiteacher The recipe for alien life
Under the ice of a frozen tide, There's a warm salty ocean where life could hide.
artiteacher Deep ocean ecosystems can thrive in complete darkness using chemical energy.
artiteacher Deep-sea vents on Enceladus could provide the heat and chemistry needed for life.
artiteacher Stir ingredients into your icy soup to discover how ocean moons could support life.
Sunless ecosystems: Entire ecosystems on Earth thrive in deep oceans without ever receiving a single ray of sunlight.
An opening in the seafloor out of which heated, mineral-rich water flows. In 2005, NASA's Cassini spacecraft detected chemical signs of these warm seafloor fissures on Saturn's moon Enceladus.
What acronym do scientists use to remember the six chemical elements essential to all terrestrial life?
Which chemical element found in Enceladus's plumes in 2023 completed the list of essential elements for life?
What did the Cassini probe detect that proves Enceladus has hot hydrothermal vents on its seafloor?
What type of molecules discovered in Enceladus's plumes are considered the building blocks of life?
What process do deep-sea organisms on Earth use to make energy without any sunlight?
What gas found in Enceladus's plumes suggests there is food available for potential microbes?
Where on Earth do we find ecosystems that closely mirror the conditions inside ocean moons?
Why is sunlight useless as an energy source for organisms inside Europa's ocean?