Handbook of Astrobiology Sign in ☰ About RHO Collections Free trial How to buy Promotions Close Recommend to a friend Recommend to librarian First name * Last name * Email * Subject Friend's email * Message I thought you might be interested in the following publication(s). Position: Institution: Department: Librarian email address: * I recommend the publication for Personal or student reference I refer students to this publication for new research articles or for my work Benefit library's collection Acquisition of this publication will benefit department, faculty and student needs Affiliation I am a member of the publication's editorial board and strongly support the publication * Mandatory field Copy me to this email Close Recommend to a friend Thank you Your recommendation has been sent to Close Redeem a voucher Free trial voucher code Invalid Search Enter keywords, authors, DOI etc Search History Search history from this session (0) Metrics Views 292 Altmetric for Books Information In This Chapter Solar System Exploration Introduction Evidence for Oceans and Prospects for Habitability Europa Ganymede Callisto Enceladus Titan Triton Pluto Habitability of Icy Ocean Worlds, by Analogy with Earth Redox Balance Oxidants Produced by Surface Irradiation Oxidant Fluxes to Europa’s Ocean Reductant Fluxes to Europa’s Ocean Redox Fluxes in Larger Icy Ocean Worlds Dynamics of Oceans, Ices, Rock, and Needed Future Work, Including Laboratory Studies Future Prospects and Missions Endnote References Solar System Exploration Icy Moons and Their Habitability Authored by: Steven D. Vance Handbook of Astrobiology Print publication date: December 2018 Online publication date: December 2018 Print ISBN: 9781138065123 eBook ISBN: 9781315159966 Adobe ISBN: 10.1201/b22230-52 Download Chapter Abstract This chapter reviews current knowledge on icy-covered ocean worlds in the solar system—satellites of the giant planets and at least one Kuiper Belt object—and current thinking on their prospects for supporting life. These worlds contain abundant liquid water, the first prerequisite for life, as it exists on Earth. From the handful of additional available constraints obtained by spacecraft missions, some of these worlds also appear to provide the chemical conditions needed to sustain life. Planned spacecraft missions will begin to look for signs of habitability and extant life in some of these icy ocean worlds, and missions to follow in the ensuing decades may have the chance to sample living organisms directly. Cite Sorry, you do not have access to this eBook A subscription is required to access the full text content of this book. Username: Password: Sign In Other ways to access this content: Email to request access Recommend to my librarian Purchase this book Buy via www.routledge.com Shibboleth Related chapters Where Are They? Implication... Planetary Protection Searching for Extraterrestr... Solar System Exploration Search for more... © Informa UK Limited, an Informa Group Company Home | About RHO | Collections | Free trial | How to buy | Promotions | Contact us | Help & FAQs Librarian resources | Privacy policy | Cookies | Terms & conditions Back to top Use of cookies on this website We are using cookies to provide statistics that help us give you the best experience of our site. You can find out more in our Privacy Policy. By continuing to use the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Accept