ESA outlines high-tech lander instruments for 2050 Enceladus

Saturn's moon Enceladus has become a prime solar system target for astrobiologists.

This is because the small moon, which is just over 10% the diameter of Earth's moon, harbors a vast subsurface ocean beneath its icy crust.

This subsurface ocean, combined with the geysers at Enceladus' south pole that discharge bits of this ocean into the void, provides scientists with a treasure trove of opportunities for scientific research into whether Enceladus could harbor ingredients for life as we know it, or even direct evidence of life. ...