Fabian Klenner

Jun 25, 2024 | bigthink.com | Fabian Klenner

Saturn has 146 confirmed moons—more than any other planet in the solar system—but one called Enceladus stands out. It appears to have the ingredients for life. From 2004 to 2017, Cassini—a joint mission between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency—investigated Saturn, its rings and moons. Cassini delivered spectacular findings. Enceladus, only 313 miles (504 kilometers) in diameter, harbors a liquid water ocean beneath its icy crust that spans the entire moon.

Jun 13, 2024 | daily.jstor.org | Fabian Klenner |Richard Greenberg |John Spencer |S. N. Johnson-Roehr

The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. Saturn has 146 confirmed moons—more than any other planet in the solar system—but one called Enceladus stands out. It appears to have the ingredients for life. From 2004 to 2017, Cassini—a joint mission between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency—investigated Saturn, its rings and moons. Cassini delivered spectacular findings.

Apr 22, 2024 | discovermagazine.com | Fabian Klenner

Just like Earth's oceans, Enceladus' ocean contains salt , most of which is sodium chloride , commonly known as table salt. The ocean also contains various carbon-based compounds, and it has a process called tidal heating that generates energy within the moon. Liquid water, carbon-based chemistry and energy are all key ingredients for life. The interior of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Surface: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute; interior: LPG-CNRS/U. Nantes/U. Angers.

Apr 21, 2024 | space.com | Fabian Klenner

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Fabian Klenner is a planetary scientist and astrobiologist at the University of Washington (UW). His research focus lies on the exploration of icy moons in the solar system, in particular Saturn's moon Enceladus and Jupiter's moon Europa. Saturn has 146 confirmed moons – more than any other planet in the solar system – but one called Enceladus stands out.

Apr 19, 2024 | sciencealert.com | Fabian Klenner

Saturn has 146 confirmed moons – more than any other planet in the Solar System – but one called Enceladus stands out. It appears to have the ingredients for life. From 2004 to 2017, Cassini – a joint mission between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency – investigated Saturn, its rings, and moons. Cassini delivered spectacular findings. Enceladus, only 313 miles (504 kilometers) in diameter, harbors a liquid water ocean beneath its icy crust that spans the entire moon.