Water Worlds Could Have Plumes of Nutrients Carried up From Down Below - Universe Today

Do the exotic, high-pressure ice mantles on ocean worlds prevent habitability? Maybe not, according to a new study.

Earth’s oceans are one huge, uniform electrolyte solution. They contain salt (sodium chloride) and other nutrients like magnesium, sulphate, and calcium. We can’t survive without electrolytes, and li… [+9638 chars]

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