Oceans of Europa and Enceladus
Chapter 1
Europa the frozen jewel of Jupiter
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Chapter 2
Enceladus the active geyser of Saturn
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Chapter 3
The recipe for alien life
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Chapter 4
Hunting for life in space
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Oceans of Europa and Enceladus
Ch 3 · The recipe for alien life
teacher Under the ice of a frozen tide, There's a warm salty ocean where life could hide.
Fun Fact
Sunless ecosystems: Entire ecosystems on Earth thrive in deep oceans without ever receiving a single ray of sunlight.
Glossary
hydrothermal vent (noun)
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.
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.
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What acronym do scientists use to remember the six chemical elements essential to all terrestrial life?
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Which chemical element found in Enceladus's plumes in 2023 completed the list of essential elements for life?
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What did the Cassini probe detect that proves Enceladus has hot hydrothermal vents on its seafloor?
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What type of molecules discovered in Enceladus's plumes are considered the building blocks of life?
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What process do deep-sea organisms on Earth use to make energy without any sunlight?
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What gas found in Enceladus's plumes suggests there is food available for potential microbes?
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Where on Earth do we find ecosystems that closely mirror the conditions inside ocean moons?