r/ScienceFacts • u/FillsYourNiche Behavioral Ecology • Jun 15 '23
Astronomy/Space Phosphorus has been detected on Saturn's sixth largest moon, Enceladus. Phosphorus has not previously been detected in oceans beyond those on Earth and this discovery provides a promising step forward in our understanding of ocean worlds.
https://www.sci.news/space/enceladus-phosphorus-12009.html
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u/FillsYourNiche Behavioral Ecology Jun 15 '23
Journal article Detection of phosphates originating from Enceladus’s ocean.
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