Scientists list seven places where microbial life may exist in the solar system
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Last Update: 2020-06-20
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Source: Internet
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Seth Shostak, a senior astronomer at the SETI Institute, is currently looking for alien signals from deep in space and simple microbial life in the solar system, and he gives seven possible places for microbial life in the solar system, including the places we've explored, but also places where we've only taken pictures of them during missionsfirst and foremost MarsSeth Shostak believes there are forms of life below the surface of Mars, about 30 meters or less, and there may be some liquid waterNext is Jupiter's three moons, Europa, Callisto and GanymedeThere may be life in Europa's subsurface oceans, and geothermal energy on the sea floor may be used as energyGanymede and Callisto also have oceans, but Europa is still the most likely place to livenext position is Saturn, two of which are moons, Titan and Enceladus, and there may be potential life, of which Enceladus is one of the most likely places to find life, launching a fountain into spaceSo the probe doesn't have to be on the ground, just grab some fountains and bring them back to Earth for analysisTitan, on the other hand, has a liquid lake of natural gas, so it can also sustain lifeShostak's final candidate is PlutoWe are currently flying over the dwarf planet and taking some picturesShostak assumes that there is some liquid water beneath Pluto's surface, which means it can also withstand microbial life
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