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The Planetary Science Journal, 2023 Some icy moons and small bodies in the solar system are believed to host subsurface liquid water oceans. The interaction of these saline, electrically conductive oceans with time-varying external magnetic fields generates induced magnetic fields ...
John B. Biersteker +8 more
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Earth and Space Science, 2023 The open‐source PlanetProfile framework was developed to investigate the interior structure of icy moons based on collectively matching their observed properties and comparative planetology.
M. J. Styczinski +2 more
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Active-passive microwave scattering in the Antarctica wind-glazed region: an analog for icy moons of Saturn [PDF]
The CryosphereMicrowave radiometry and scatterometry, two complementary modes of sensing the composition and structure of the upper meters to hundreds of meters of the subsurface, are often difficult to reconcile, both on the Earth cryosphere and on icy moons of ...
L. E. Bonnefoy +12 more
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Observation of nuclear quantum effects and hydrogen bond symmetrisation in high pressure ice
Nature Communications, 2018 Hydrogen atoms in water ices, under pressures at which they might exist in ocean exoplanets and icy moons, exhibit dynamics that are still poorly understood. Here, 1H-NMR experiments approaching the Mbar range shed light on the symmetrisation of hydrogen
Thomas Meier +3 more
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A multi-lander New Frontiers mission concept study for Enceladus: SILENUS
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2022 Enceladus, with its subsurface ocean, is amongst the top priority targets in the search for life beyond Earth. Following on discoveries from the Cassini mission that Enceladus possesses a global subsurface ocean containing salt and organic compounds ...
Erica Nathan +11 more
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Can large icy moons accrete undifferentiated? [PDF]
Icarus, 2014 The apparent moments of inertia of Callisto and Titan inferred from gravity data suggest incomplete differentiation of their interior, commonly attributed to slow and cold accretion. To understand whether such large icy moons can really avoid global melting and subsequent differentiation during their accretion, we have developed a 3D numerical model ...
Monteux, Julien +3 more
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Prospects for Cryovolcanic Activity on Cold Ocean Planets
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 We have estimated total internal heating rates and depths to possible subsurface oceans for 17 planets that may be cold ocean planets, low-mass exoplanets with equilibrium surface temperatures and/or densities that are consistent with icy surfaces and a ...
Lynnae C. Quick +4 more
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Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2020 Icy moons in our solar system are targets of interest to search for signs of life and habitability beyond Earth. They are the astrobiological aim for several developing space missions (JUICE, Europa Clipper, and Europa Lander). A further understanding of
Margarita R. Marín-Yaseli +2 more
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Icy ocean worlds - astrobiology research in Germany
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space SciencesIcy bodies with subsurface oceans are a prime target for astrobiology investigations, with an increasing number of scientists participating in the planning, development, and realization of space missions to these worlds.
Fabian Klenner +27 more
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Photocatalytic Water Splitting on the Lunar Surface: Prospects for In Situ Resource Utilization
Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.Water has been found in craters on the moon nearby locations which are illuminated >80% of the time. Photocatalysis uses energy from sunlight to drive chemical reactions such as water splitting to produce oxygen and hydrogen. It is a scalable technology that requires lighter equipment and utilizes resources available on the moon. ABSTRACT The discovery
Ranjani Kalyan +6 more
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