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Scientists have discovered signs of a deep liquid ocean beneath Miranda's surface based on Voyager 2 images. Researchers believe that the remains of this ocean may still exist today.
A recent study revealed an amazing find on Miranda, one of the moons of Uranus. A discovery would put it on the short list of worlds with potentially habitable environments.
He writes UNN with reference to scientific site Space.
Over the past several decades, planetary scientists have steadily added to the list of moons in our solar system that may contain internal oceans either now or at some point in the past. Most of these moons (such as Europa or Enceladus) were gravitationally bound to the gas giants Jupiter or Saturn.
Recently, however, scientists have turned their attention to the ice giant Uranus, the coldest planet in the Solar System.
A new study based on images taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft reveals a deep liquid ocean hidden beneath the surface of Miranda, the icy moon of Uranus.
Remnants of that ocean may still exist today, says Caleb Strom, a graduate student at the University of North Dakota who worked with Nordheim and Alex Pattoff of the Arizona Institute of Planetology. Experts looked at Voyager 2 images, aiming to explain Miranda's mysterious geology by reverse-projecting surface features.
It should be recalled
Researchers found traces a massive underground reservoir of water on Mars at a depth of 11,5-20 km. The discovery could change the understanding of the evolution of the planet and the possibility of the existence of microorganisms.
