Salty ice and the dilemma of ocean exoplanet habitability.
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 35729159.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/s41467-022-30799-2 and PMC identifier 9213393.
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Abstract
Habitability of exoplanet’s deepest oceans could be limited by the presence of high-pressure ices at their base. New work demonstrates that efficient chemical transport within deep planetary ice mantles is possible through significant salt incorporation within the high-pressure ice.
Medical subject headings
- Ice
- Planets