Several bodies in the outer Solar System are likely to have water oceans beneath their surface, and in two cases (Europa and Enceladus), the evidence is very strong. Indeed, the plume of gas and solids coming from Enceladus has been analyzed and indicates a subsurface ocean that could sustain life. Europa’s ocean is less well known but that will hopefully change with the Europa Clipper and JUICE missions to the Galilean moons at the end of the decade. In this talk I will explain how and when one would obtain quantitative information on the biological potential and existence of life within these and other oceans of the outer solar system.
27/06/2024
SPEAKER: Prof. Jonathan Lunine (Cornell University)
We are pleased to announce to you the invitation to the next Rome Joint Astrophysics Colloquium (JAC) on Thursday the June, 27th at 14:30 CEST.
Join in person in room IB09 at the IAPS-INAF, in the Area di ricerca di Tor Vergata, ArToV, or online with the Zoom App at link: https://rebrand.ly/JAC-Lunine.