Ocean worlds in the outer solar system
F Nimmo, RT Pappalardo - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Many outer solar system bodies are thought to harbor liquid water oceans beneath their ice
shells. This article first reviews how such oceans are detected. We then discuss how they …
shells. This article first reviews how such oceans are detected. We then discuss how they …
Ice-ocean exchange processes in the Jovian and Saturnian satellites
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 …
their outer icy shells. While the presence of liquid water makes these ocean worlds …
The NASA roadmap to ocean worlds
In this article, we summarize the work of the NASA Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG)
Roadmaps to Ocean Worlds (ROW) group. The aim of this group is to assemble the scientific …
Roadmaps to Ocean Worlds (ROW) group. The aim of this group is to assemble the scientific …
Powering prolonged hydrothermal activity inside Enceladus
Geophysical data from the Cassini spacecraft imply the presence of a global ocean
underneath the ice shell of Enceladus, only a few kilometres below the surface in the South …
underneath the ice shell of Enceladus, only a few kilometres below the surface in the South …
High-temperature water–rock interactions and hydrothermal environments in the chondrite-like core of Enceladus
It has been suggested that Saturn's moon Enceladus possesses a subsurface ocean. The
recent discovery of silica nanoparticles derived from Enceladus shows the presence of …
recent discovery of silica nanoparticles derived from Enceladus shows the presence of …
Enceladus's ice shell structure as a window on internal heat production
DJ Hemingway, T Mittal - Icarus, 2019 - Elsevier
Its extraordinary level of geologic activity, its potential for habitability, and the prospects of
returning samples from its plume of erupting water ice make Saturn's small (∼ 500 km …
returning samples from its plume of erupting water ice make Saturn's small (∼ 500 km …
Bayesian analysis of Enceladus's plume data to assess methanogenesis
Observations from NASA's Cassini spacecraft established that Saturn's moon Enceladus has
an internal liquid ocean. Analysis of a plume of ocean material ejected into space suggests …
an internal liquid ocean. Analysis of a plume of ocean material ejected into space suggests …
Ocean-driven heating of Europa's icy shell at low latitudes
KM Soderlund, BE Schmidt, J Wicht… - Nature Geoscience, 2014 - nature.com
The ice shell of Jupiter's moon Europa is marked by regions of disrupted ice known as chaos
terrains that cover up to 40% of the satellite's surface, most commonly occurring within 40° of …
terrains that cover up to 40% of the satellite's surface, most commonly occurring within 40° of …
Long-term stability of Enceladus' uneven ice shell
We present a new model of Enceladus' internal structure based on the recent shape model
by Tajeddine et al.(2017) and the gravity model by Iess et al.(2014). Assuming that the rocky …
by Tajeddine et al.(2017) and the gravity model by Iess et al.(2014). Assuming that the rocky …
The possible emergence of life and differentiation of a shallow biosphere on irradiated icy worlds: the example of Europa
Irradiated ice-covered ocean worlds with rocky mafic mantles may provide the conditions
needed to drive the emergence and maintenance of life. Alkaline hydrothermal springs …
needed to drive the emergence and maintenance of life. Alkaline hydrothermal springs …