Enceladus ocean may resemble Antarctic lake

Highly alkaline water on Saturn moon could support alien life

Enceladus

LEAKY MOON  Plumes of water erupt through the ice from a subsurface sea on Enceladus in this image from the Cassini spacecraft. The sea is highly alkaline, a new study suggests.

JPL-Caltech/NASA, Space Science Institute

Swimming in the sea of the Saturnian moon Enceladus might be like taking a dip in household ammonia.