Enceladus is an icy world with potentially habitable conditions, as suggested by the coincident presence of a subsurface ocean, an active energy source due to water-rock interactions, and the basic chemical ingredients necessary for terrestrial life. Among all ocean worlds in our Solar System, Enceladus is the only active body that provides direct access to its ocean through the ongoing expulsion of subsurface material from erupting plumes. Here we present the Enceladus Touchdown aNalyzing Astrobiology (ETNA) mission, a concept designed during the 2019 Caltech Space Challenge. ETNA's goals are to determine whether Enceladus provides habitable conditions and what (pre-) biotic signatures characterize Enceladus. ETNA would sample and analyze ...
The plume of Enceladus is unique in the solar system in providing direct access to fresh material fr...
The plume of Enceladus is unique in the solar system in providing direct access to fresh material fr...
Enceladus, with its subsurface ocean, is amongst the top priority targets in the search for life bey...
Enceladus is an icy world with potentially habitable conditions, as suggested by the coincident pres...
Enceladus is an icy world with potentially habitable conditions, as suggested by the coincident pres...
Enceladus is an icy world with potentially habitable conditions, as suggested by the coincident pres...
Enceladus is an icy world with potentially habitable conditions, as suggested by the coincident pres...
International audienceEnceladus is an icy world with potentially habitable conditions, as suggested ...
Enceladus is an icy world with potentially habitable conditions, as suggested by the coincident pres...
Cassini revealed that Saturn’s Moon Enceladus hosts a subsurface ocean that meets the accepted crite...
Enceladus is the first planetary object for which direct sampling of a subsurface water reservoir, l...
Enceladus is the first planetary object for which direct sampling of a subsurface water reservoir, l...
© The Author(s), 2022. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attributi...
Enceladus is the first planetary object for which direct sampling of a subsurface water reservoir, l...
Enceladus is the first planetary object for which direct sampling of a subsurface water reservoir, l...
The plume of Enceladus is unique in the solar system in providing direct access to fresh material fr...
The plume of Enceladus is unique in the solar system in providing direct access to fresh material fr...
Enceladus, with its subsurface ocean, is amongst the top priority targets in the search for life bey...
Enceladus is an icy world with potentially habitable conditions, as suggested by the coincident pres...
Enceladus is an icy world with potentially habitable conditions, as suggested by the coincident pres...
Enceladus is an icy world with potentially habitable conditions, as suggested by the coincident pres...
Enceladus is an icy world with potentially habitable conditions, as suggested by the coincident pres...
International audienceEnceladus is an icy world with potentially habitable conditions, as suggested ...
Enceladus is an icy world with potentially habitable conditions, as suggested by the coincident pres...
Cassini revealed that Saturn’s Moon Enceladus hosts a subsurface ocean that meets the accepted crite...
Enceladus is the first planetary object for which direct sampling of a subsurface water reservoir, l...
Enceladus is the first planetary object for which direct sampling of a subsurface water reservoir, l...
© The Author(s), 2022. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attributi...
Enceladus is the first planetary object for which direct sampling of a subsurface water reservoir, l...
Enceladus is the first planetary object for which direct sampling of a subsurface water reservoir, l...
The plume of Enceladus is unique in the solar system in providing direct access to fresh material fr...
The plume of Enceladus is unique in the solar system in providing direct access to fresh material fr...
Enceladus, with its subsurface ocean, is amongst the top priority targets in the search for life bey...