[HTML][HTML] Detection of phosphates originating from Enceladus's ocean

F Postberg, Y Sekine, F Klenner, CR Glein, Z Zou… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Saturn's moon Enceladus harbours a global 1 ice-covered water ocean 2, 3. The Cassini
spacecraft investigated the composition of the ocean by analysis of material ejected into …

Abundant phosphorus expected for possible life in Enceladus's ocean

J Hao, CR Glein, F Huang, N Yee… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Saturn's moon Enceladus has a potentially habitable subsurface water ocean that contains
canonical building blocks of life (organic and inorganic carbon, ammonia, possibly hydrogen …

Integrative analysis of the mineralogical and chemical composition of modern microbialites from ten Mexican lakes: What do we learn about their formation?

N Zeyen, K Benzerara, O Beyssac, D Daval… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
Interpreting the environmental conditions under which ancient microbialites formed relies
upon comparisons with modern analogues. This is why we need a detailed reference …

Short lifespans of serpentinization in the rocky core of Enceladus: Implications for hydrogen production

A Zandanel, L Truche, R Hellmann, A Myagkiy… - Icarus, 2021 - Elsevier
The discovery of a liquid ocean on Saturn's small moon Enceladus and evidence of modern
hydrothermal activity provide an unexpected new environment in which to expand the …

Arsenic and uranium contamination of Orog Lake in the Valley of Gobi Lakes, Mongolia: Field evidence of conservative accumulation of U in an alkaline, closed-basin …

B Gankhurel, K Fukushi, D Davaasuren, E Imai… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The shrinkage of inland, alkaline, and saline lakes has caused the elevation of arsenic and
uranium concentrations in lake water. However, the chemical reactions associated with …

Theoretical considerations on the characteristic timescales of hydrogen generation by serpentinization reactions on Enceladus

D Daval, G Choblet, C Sotin… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The Cassini spacecraft demonstrated that Saturn's small moon Enceladus may harbor
hydrothermal activity. In particular, molecular hydrogen production could result from water …

Capacity of chlorate to oxidize ferrous iron: Implications for iron oxide formation on Mars

K Mitra, EL Moreland, JG Catalano - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chlorate is an important Cl-bearing species and a strong potential Fe (II) oxidant on Mars.
Since the amount of oxychlorine species (perchlorate and chlorate) detected on Mars is …

Magnesium isotope constraints on the Holocene hydromagnesite formation in alkaline Lake Dujiali, Central Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau

Y Lin, WJ Knapp, W Li, M Zheng, C Ye… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hydromagnesite is a common hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral found in alkaline
lakes on Earth, potentially present on Mars, and is also a key mineral for carbon capture and …

Hydrogeochemical study on closed-basin lakes in cold and semi-arid climates of the Valley of the Gobi Lakes, Mongolia: Implications for hydrology and water …

Y Sekine, T Kitajima, K Fukushi, B Gankhurel… - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Previous studies suggested that, generally, the climate of early Mars would have been semi-
arid when the surface temperatures were above freezing. On early Mars, closed-basin lakes …

Quantifying uncertainty in sustainable biomass and production of biotic carbon in Enceladus' notional methanogenic biosphere

PM Higgins, W Chen, CR Glein… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Beneath Enceladus' ice crust lies an ocean which might host habitable conditions. Here, the
scale and productivity of a notional Enceladean methanogenic biosphere are computed as a …