named Ganymede, might have ice
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the moon’s ocean, and showing it
to the bottom. What’s more, the
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to harbor a thick ocean sandice, one on top and one on bottom.
“Ganymede’s ocean might be
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may seem strange that salt can
sandwich.
“We don’t know how long the
provides new theoretical evidence
by adding plain old table salt to a
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reach this stable state.
arisen on the icy moon. Scientists
say that places where water and
The models get more complicat-
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oceans like Ganymede’s, the ice
ter.
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so dense that it is heavier than wasea. The densest and heaviest ice
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lightest ice is on top, and the salti-
Agency is developing a space mislisto and Ganymede in the 2030s.
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