Enceladus' Hydrothermal Vents by Sidney Mathias https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn Is life possible on Saturn's moon?! en-us 2017-06-08 22:23:44 UTC 2025-11-19 19:55:52 UTC hello@padlet.com Saturn's Moon's Spark of Life! sidney5mathias https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/175802985 It is possible that Enceladus' sea floor may be ripe for life.]]> 2017-06-08 22:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/175802985 "The hydrogen could be a potential source of chemical energy for any microbes living in Enceladus' ocean," Spilker says. sidney5mathias https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/175803444  Until 1977, only two energy sources have been shown to power chemosynthetic symbioses: reduced sulfur compounds and methane. But after the discovery of hydrothermal vents and it's functionality, we show that the symbionts of the hydrothermal vent use hydrogen to power primary production.]]> 2017-06-08 22:29:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/175803444 sidney5mathias https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/175803775 As far as we can assume, based on our knowlodge of hydrothermal vents and NASA's researchers, Enceladus may be ripe for life.]]> 2017-06-08 22:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/175803775 sidney5mathias https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/175803993 Scientists first discovered hydrothermal vents in 1977 while exploring an oceanic spreading ridge near the Galapagos Islands. To their amazement, the scientists also found that the hydrothermal vents were surrounded by large numbers of organisms that had never been seen before. These biological communities depend upon chemical processes that result from the interaction of seawater and hot magma associated with underwater volcanoes.]]> 2017-06-08 22:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/175803993 sidney5mathias https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/175804054  Hydrothermal vents exist because the earth is both geologically active and has large amounts of water on its surface and within its crust. ]]> 2017-06-08 22:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/175804054 From our Knowledge sidney5mathias https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/175804194 Hydrothermal vents are commonly found near volcanically active places, areas where tectonic plates are moving apart at spreading centers, ocean basins, and hot-spots.]]> 2017-06-08 22:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/175804194 Hydrothermal Vents sidney5mathias https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/175804419 Hydrothermal vents are cracks in the planet's crust where geothermally heated water leaks out.]]> 2017-06-08 22:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/175804419 sidney5mathias https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/176002127  Common land types include hot springs, fumaroles and geysers. Under the sea, hydrothermal vents may form features called black smokers. ]]> 2017-06-11 17:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/176002127 Enceladus sidney5mathias https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/176005618 2017-06-11 18:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/176005618 sidney5mathias https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/176005991 2017-06-11 18:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sidney5mathias/4d917vi6jvxn/wish/176005991