P009
Extraordinary Enceladus
Extraordinary Enceladus
Session ID#: 159706
Session Description:
With the release of the 2023-2032 Decadal Survey Origins, Worlds, and Life, we now know that a return to Enceladus is a top priority of the planetary science and astrobiology communities. The reason why Enceladus is of such profound interest is the extraordinary science that it has provided on ocean world processes and the potential for life beyond Earth.
This long-standing session seeks to continue our discussions on all of the fascinating phenomena that make Enceladus so alluring. We encourage submissions on a wide range of topics that include (but are not limited to): Enceladus’s plume, its jets/curtains, surface geology and composition, tectonics, ocean chemistry, heat generation and transport processes, hydrothermal systems, analog studies, interior structure, thermal and geochemical evolution, formation and age, prebiotic chemistry, habitability, and the possible nature and signatures of life. Submissions on approaches/instruments for future missions are also encouraged.
We welcome a diversity of perspectives.
Index Terms:
1060 Planetary geochemistry [GEOCHEMISTRY]
4299 General or miscellaneous [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
5215 Origin of life [PLANETARY SCIENCES: ASTROBIOLOGY]
6282 Enceladus [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
Primary Convener: Christopher R Glein, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, United States
Conveners: Christopher R Glein, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, United States and Laura M Barge, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States
Student/Early Career Convener: Christopher R Glein, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, United States
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