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- 1Icy moons may keep underground oceans even after being smashed apart▼Icy moons may hold on to their underground oceans even after being smashed apart
New research suggests icy moons can retain their subsurface oceans even after catastrophic impacts that break the moon apart. The finding implies that oceans on bodies like Europa or Enceladus could survive violent events, expanding the range of conditions under which habitable environments might persist in the outer solar system.