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Cassini proves complex chemistry in Enceladus ocean
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YubaNet
Scientists digging through data collected by the Cassini spacecraft have found new complex organic molecules spewing from Saturn’s moon Enceladus.
In 2005, Cassini found the first evidence that Enceladus has a hidden ocean beneath its icy surface.
We had already found many organic molecules in these ice grains, including precursors for amino acids.
These were not only the freshest ice grains Cassini had ever detected, but also the fastest.
Notes‘Detection of Organic Compounds in Freshly Ejected Ice Grains from Enceladus’s Ocean’ by N. Khawaja et al.