A Community Grows around the Geysering World of Enceladus.

Abstract:

:The discovery by NASA's Cassini mission at Saturn in 2005 of a large plume of material erupting from the south polar terrain of Enceladus, sourced within a subsurface ocean of salty liquid water laced with organic compounds, has brought together scientists from a diverse range of disciplines over the last decade to evaluate this small moon's potential for extraterrestrial life. The collection of papers published today in Astrobiology, as the mission draws to a close, is the outcome of our most recent meeting at UC Berkeley in June 2016. Key Words: Enceladus-Enceladus Focus Group-Ocean world-Search for biosignatures. Astrobiology 17, 815-819.

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Astrobiology

journal_title

Astrobiology

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Porco CC

doi

10.1089/ast.2017.1711

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Has Abstract

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2017-09-01 00:00:00

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815-819

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9

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1531-1074

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1557-8070

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10.1089/ast.2017.1711

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17

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