Earth microbes survive lab conditions mimicking Enceladus ocean
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Deep-sea microbes from waters off Japan that thrive near hydrothermal vents by converting hydrogen and carbon dioxide into methane survived in brine mimicking the ocean beneath Enceladus’s icy crust. William Orsi of Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich said similar organisms could likely survive on the Saturn moon, strengthening the case it may be habitable.
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