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Uranus's Moon Ariel May Harbor a Hidden Ocean, Expanding Our Search for Liquid Worlds
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Recent scientific analysis suggests that Uranus's icy moon Ariel may contain a subsurface ocean over 100 miles deep. This discovery, alongside similar findings on the neighboring moon Miranda, opens up exciting possibilities that the outer reaches of our solar system host multiple hidden water worlds.
Recent scientific analysis suggests that Uranus’s icy moon Ariel may contain a subsurface ocean over 100 miles deep. This discovery, alongside similar findings on the neighboring moon Miranda, opens up exciting possibilities that the outer reaches of our solar system host multiple hidden water worlds.