Follow the Plume: Organic Molecules and Habitable Conditions in the Subsurface Ocean of Enceladus

Davila, Alfonso ; McKay, Christopher P ; Willson, David ; Eigenbrode, Jennifer ; Hurford, Terry

关键词: ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;    PLUMES;    ENCELADUS;    MOLECULES;    HABITABILITY;    MARINE CHEMISTRY;    EXTRATERRESTRIAL OCEANS;    ISOTOPE RATIOS;    MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;    CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;    STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;    CARBON;    HYPOTHESES;   

RP-ID  :  ARC-E-DAA-TN51279

学科分类：天文学(综合)

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

This white paper describes the astrobiological significance of the Enceladus plume, and makes a series of scientific and technological recommendations that would lead to a future mission that samples and analyzes plume materials, and searches for evidence of life.