Let's Have a Swim on the Moon

A recent NASA press release announced that the deliberate crash of a spacecraft into the moon's shadowy crater Cabeus on June 18 has revealed substantial amounts of water. The discovery, made by the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission could have major implications. If the water is billions of years old, it may reveal secrets of the evolution of the solar system as well as provide resources for future expeditions. Due to the permanently low temperatures in the shady regions, material of interest may have been trapped in Cabeus for billions of years and will provide valuable information about our closest neighbour.

(Ontarion news brief- 11.19.09)

Life on Enceladus?

***Weekly astronomical update***

In February of this year, Carolyn Porco of the Cassini mission to Saturn announced that there is good reason to think that Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons (pictured above), may be hiding an ocean under it's surface capable of necessitating extraterrestrial life! This theory has been drawn largely from the discovery of salt water ice crystals which are said to contain the chemical energy and compounds needed for life.

In Greek mythology, Enceladus was a child of Gaia (Earth) with limbs that resembled a dragon-like water serpent.

Most likely inhabitants?
...sea monsters of course.