February 13, 2024 1:23 PM EST
Dr. Swapnil Surwase
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Jupiter's moon Europa is strong candidate for subsurface ocean below it's icy crust.
Jupiter's Moon Europa
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Callisto has icy layer which about 200 Km thick. An ocean is thought to be atleast 20 Km deep below the ice.
Jupiter's Moon Callisto
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Ganymede have subsurface salty ocean. it's largest moon in our solar system with it's own magnetic field.
Jupiter's Moon Ganymede
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Mimas has subsurface ocean lies 25 to 30 Km below impact battered surface.
Saturn's Moon Mimas
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Lakes, seas and rivers found on moon Titan but not filled with water, they filled with hydrocarbons like ethane, methane.
Saturn's Moon Titan
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft discovered global ocean of liquid water below it's icy shell.
Saturn's Moon Enceladus
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NASA discovered remaining water on Mars is frozen in ice near polar region or below the soil.
Mars
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A subsurface ocean might be present below it's surface. Triton has active geysers making it one of the active worlds in solar system,
Neptune's moon Triton
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Tall mountains of water ice and flowing glaciers of methane ice found on Pluto. Scientists suggest it has subsurface ocean.
Dwarf Planet Pluto
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During formation of solar system, asteroids and comets rich with water collided with water. About 71% Earth's surface is covered by water.
Our Earth
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