NASA Cassini Data Reveals Building Block for Life in Enceladus’ Ocean
NASA Cassini Data Reveals Building Block for Life in Enceladus’ Ocean
www.nasa.gov NASA Cassini Data Reveals Building Block for Life in Enceladus’ Ocean
Phosphorus, a key chemical element for many biological processes, has been found in icy grains emitted by the small moon and is likely abundant in its subsurface ocean.
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For the first time ever, we've detected phosphorus - an element essential to life - in an ocean beyond Earth.
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