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Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

New Views of Solar System Moons Complicate Ocean Worlds Theory

Titan's subsurface water is largely icy slush with limited liquid pockets, and Europa's thick ice shell likely limits interaction between its ocean and surface.
Science
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Formation of oceans within icy moons could cause the waters to boil

Periodic orbital interactions can cause subsurface oceans in small icy moons to cyclically form and boil as interiors melt and shrink beneath the ice.
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