Enceladus, Saturn's ocean world

[Cypress]

Scientists caught Saturn's icy moon Enceladus spraying a "huge plume" of watery vapor far into space — and that plume likely contains many of the chemical ingredients for life.

Scientists first learned of Enceladus' watery blasts in 2005, when NASA's Cassini spacecraft caught icy particles shooting up through large lunar cracks called "tiger stripes." The blasts are so powerful that their material forms one of Saturn's rings, according to NASA.

Analysis revealed that the jets contained methane, carbon dioxide and ammonia — organic molecules containing chemical building blocks necessary for the development of life. It's even possible that some of these gases were produced by life itself, burping out methane deep beneath the surface of Enceladus, an international team of researchers posited in research published last year in The Planetary Science Journal.



https://www.space.com/james-webb-telescope-discovers-gargantuan-geyser-on-saturn-moon

 

[NiftyNiblick]

Isn't Saturn a bit on the cool side for sustaining life?

It was my impression that life would need to be on a planet situated very similarly to our earth in another solar system,
but then again, my exposure to the subject has been limited.

 

[Cypress]

Isn't Saturn a bit on the cool side for sustaining life?

It was my impression that life would need to be on a planet situated very similarly to our earth in another solar system,
but then again, my exposure to the subject has been limited.

Liquid water can't exist in that phase below 0 C, so it can't be that cold.

The watery core of Enceladus exists beneath a frozen crust, and my sense is that the interior of Enceladus is heated by gravitational tidal forces by it's orbital dynamics with Saturn

 

[Saint Guinefort]

Liquid water can't exist in that phase below 0 C,

So you've never heard of sea water? Or "freezing point depression" due to salts? Interesting. You seem to have almost no technical knowledge of much of anything.

 

[Saint Guinefort]

Isn't Saturn a bit on the cool side for sustaining life?

It was my impression that life would need to be on a planet situated very similarly to our earth in another solar system,
but then again, my exposure to the subject has been limited.

Don't worry, Cypress doesn't have sufficient technical expertise to have a meaningful conversation on this topic (he doesn't even appear to know about the impact of salt on water's freezing point), so no harm no foul.

Life doesn't necessarily need to be the way WE are. Obviously here on earth we have extremophiles that exist in conditions that would be antithetical to our own existence.

 

[evince]

So you've never heard of sea water? Or "freezing point depression" due to salts? Interesting. You seem to have almost no technical knowledge of much of anything.

You suck balls dick head


Trying to immediately turn a cool thread into a ball swinging idiots contest


Just go to hell

 

[evince]

Don't worry, Cypress doesn't have sufficient technical expertise to have a meaningful conversation on this topic (he doesn't even appear to know about the impact of salt on water's freezing point), so no harm no foul.

Life doesn't necessarily need to be the way WE are. Obviously here on earth we have extremophiles that exist in conditions that would be antithetical to our own existence.

Hey idiot


Life exists in sea water


So your point is what you heap of pig shit

 

[Saint Guinefort]

You suck balls dick head


Trying to immediately turn a cool thread into a ball swinging idiots contest


Just go to hell

I'm sorry? Does chemistry usually offend you so much?

 

[Saint Guinefort]

Hey idiot


Life exists in sea water


So your point is what you heap of pig shit

What is your malfunction this morning? Do you need to phone in a prescription renewal for the meds?

 

[evince]

I'm sorry? Does chemistry usually offend you so much?

The fetid soup inside your head you call a brain is bad chemistry



Life formed on earth in sea water you dumb fucking hate monger

 

[evince]

What is your malfunction this morning? Do you need to phone in a prescription renewal for the meds?

You are the malfunction in this nation


A brain filled with hate for science and all mankind


Just tell your programmer to drink the tea putin sent him

 

[Trumpet]

So you've never heard of sea water? Or "freezing point depression" due to salts? Interesting. You seem to have almost no technical knowledge of much of anything.

Are you some renown scientist, who is an authority on water?????

 

[Saint Guinefort]

The fetid soup inside your head you call a brain is bad chemistry



Life formed on earth in sea water you dumb fucking hate monger

Wow. You went from zero to psychopath pretty fast. You OK?

 

[evince]

Life on earth formed in sea water



What is your point you piece of shit?

 

[Saint Guinefort]

Are you some renown scientist, who is an authority on water?????

I can read. Look up "freezing point depression". Or just take a high school chemistry class. Your choice.

 

[Trumpet]

What is your malfunction this morning? Do you need to phone in a prescription renewal for the meds?

Did you remember to take your meds this morning?????????????

 

[Saint Guinefort]

You are the malfunction in this nation


A brain filled with hate for science and all mankind


Just tell your programmer to drink the tea putin sent him

Seriously, dude...you are off the rails. You need to step back from the board, cool off, take your meds.

 

[evince]

Wow. You went from zero to psychopath pretty fast. You OK?

Go read your first post in this thread idiot


All you brought to this subject was hate and stupidity

 

[Trumpet]

Don't worry, Cypress doesn't have sufficient technical expertise to have a meaningful conversation on this topic (he doesn't even appear to know about the impact of salt on water's freezing point), so no harm no foul.

Life doesn't necessarily need to be the way WE are. Obviously here on earth we have extremophiles that exist in conditions that would be antithetical to our own existence.

OMG, the genus has spoken.

 

[Saint Guinefort]

What is your point you piece of shit?

Are you a sock for Cypress and you are just venting? Or are you really upset because you didn't know that salt water freezes at a lower temperature than fresh water?