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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP16 Feb 2023 8:34 p.m. PST

… on Enceladus


"Phosphorus is a vital building block of life, used to construct DNA and RNA. Now, an analysis of data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveals that Enceladus' underground ocean contains the crucial nutrient. Not only that, its concentrations there may be thousands of times greater than in Earth's ocean, planetary scientist Yasuhito Sekine reported December 14 at the American Geophysical Union's fall meeting.

The essential element may abound on many other icy worlds too, holding promise for the search for alien life, said Sekine, of the Tokyo Institute of Technology…"


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cloudcaptain18 Feb 2023 10:34 p.m. PST

I was going to say street tacos with handmade corn tortillas but Phosphorus works too.

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP26 Feb 2023 9:28 p.m. PST

Ha!…


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