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Complex Organics in Enceladus
October 7 , 2025
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- The Cassini spacecraft found new complex organic molecules in fresh ice grains ejected from Saturn’s moon Enceladus.
- It also, detected compounds include aliphatic, cyclic esters, ethers, and possible nitrogen- and oxygen-bearing molecules.
- These molecules originate from Enceladus’s subsurface ocean, not from long-term radiation exposure in Saturn’s E ring.
- The findings confirm active complex chemistry in Enceladus’s ocean, strengthening the case for a future ESA (European Space Agency) mission to the moon.
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