Low effective ultraviolet exposure ages for organics at the surface of Enceladus

• Published in: Communications Earth & Environment
• Main Authors: Amanda R. Hendrix, Christopher H. House
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Portfolio 2023
• Subjects: Geology; QE1-996.5; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Hubble; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01130-8; https://doaj.org/article/ac5d15a06b9b4637b48c658d5292af95

Abstract The saturnian moon Enceladus presents a remarkable opportunity in our solar system for searching for evidence of life, given its habitable ocean and plume that deposits organic-bearing ocean material onto the surface. Organic ocean material could be sampled by a lander mission at Enceladus....