| Title: | Enceladus : an interdisciplinary study of Satur's icy moon |
| Authors: | Mirandah Ackley, Author |
| Material Type: | ISU Individual Project |
| Publisher: | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University, 2020 |
| Size: | 1 online resource (36 p.) / col. ill. |
| Bibliography note: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Languages: | English |
| Description: | NASA’s Cassini-Huygens spacecraft first arrived to Enceladus in 2005, and the discoveries made there have been some of the most important ever made in the history of astrobiology. Where it was expected to find another dead, frozen moon of Saturn, in its place was the lively, dynamic world that we know today as Enceladus, teeming unexpectedly with hydrothermal activity and subsurface oceans. This work provides a thorough investigation into the confines of life as we know it, and the boundaries pushed by astrobiologist everywhere in an effort to find it elsewhere in the Solar System. The unique features of Enceladus are also emphasized here, specifically its surface, its subsurface environment, and most importantly, its plumes. This work also offers insight into the habitability and possibility of life on other worlds in our Solar System, particularly focusing on Mars, Europa, and Titan, and how they compare to Enceladus. Lastly, the basis for single-jet plume modeling is discussed, as well as key parameters to be used in computer simulations of Enceladus. Overall, this work challenges the notions of where the search for life in the Solar System would best be directed, and highlights the unique nature of Enceladus in an effort to shine a much-deserved light on this extraordinary moon. |
| ISU program : | Master of Space Studies |
| Permalink: | https://isulibrary.isunet.edu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=11595 |
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