'Here we present the detection of several additional compounds of strong importance to the habitability of Enceladus,' the authors say. 'Our results indicate the presence of a rich, chemically diverse environment that could support complex organic synthesis and possibly even the origin of life.'
At least some of these plumes are believed to be frozen droplets from the mysterious liquid ocean - possibly a pristine underwater abyss teeming with lifeforms.
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