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Probe finds organic soup at Saturn moon

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LOS ANGELES - An international spacecraft that dove through geysers erupting from the surface of a Saturn moon found organic matter, one of many ingredients that make an environment hospitable to extraterrestrial life, scientists said Wednesday.

The discovery excited mission team members, who say it's a marker for further research into whether the icy satellite Enceladus has such an environment.

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Cassini Probe Within 30 Miles of Saturn Moon Enceladus

I am not sure what this means. If there is a chance that there is liquid (not frozen) water under the surface of Enceladus, then does this mean that there is a slight, even minuscule, chance of life there


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[edit on 3/27/2008 by gkgoten100]

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I think it shows that life is indeed possible anywhere if not actually quite developed as such, there is also Titan to look at...What lurks underneath the ice?

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Sorry about that, I didn't know that you posted the same thing before I did.

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