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SUBMITTER: New JS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7188319 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
New J S JS Mathies R A RA Price M C MC Cole M J MJ Golozar M M Spathis V V Burchell M J MJ Butterworth A L AL
Meteoritics & planetary science 20200225 3
The presence and accessibility of a sub-ice-surface saline ocean at Enceladus, together with geothermal activity and a rocky core, make it a compelling location to conduct further, in-depth, astrobiological investigations to probe for organic molecules indicative of extraterrestrial life. Cryovolcanic plumes in the south polar region of Enceladus enable the use of remote in situ sampling and analysis techniques. However, efficient plume sampling and the transportation of captured organic materia ...[more]