Far from the warmth of the Sun, some of the coldest-looking worlds in the solar system may be hiding the hottest surprises.
There are several frozen moons in our solar system, orbiting the gas giants. Some of them, despite having temperatures that would make Antarctica feel tropical, have liquid water under the surface.
Small icy moons in the outer reaches of our solar system may hide boiling oceans underneath their surfaces, a new study finds.
Simulations show that subsurface oceans on small moons may hit boiling conditions, potentially creating features like Miranda’s distinctive ridges.
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