Water Planets & Moons
Humans are not the only species primed for becoming multi-planetary by colonization on off worlds. The discovery of Water Planets and Moons changes the face of space tourism and colonization of off-world sites for the Aquatics.
Earth isn’t the only ocean world in our solar system. Water on other worlds exists in diverse forms on moons, dwarf planets, and even comets. Ice, water vapor in the atmosphere, and oceans on other worlds offer clues in the quest to discover life beyond our home planet and places that may become home to our aquatic space faring friends.
SPACE1 is engaged with nine aquatic species that could potentially become multi-planetary species, transporting to water worlds and water environments in the Solar System.
Moon Europa - Hubble spotted possible water plumes erupting off the moon's surface.
Moon Ganymede - Recent studies indicate a large underground saltwater ocean is present.
Moon Callisto - An ocean, which is thought to be at least 6 miles (10 km) deep, could be directly beneath the ice.
Moon Enceladus - An underground ocean is thought to feed the moon's impressive jets, which spray from deep fissures.
Moon Titan - Titan is believed to have a salty subsurface ocean—as salty as the Dead Sea on Earth— beginning about 30 miles below its ice shell. It's also possible that Titan’s ocean is thin and sandwiched between layers of ice, or is thick and extends all the way down to the moon’s rocky interior.
Moon Mimas - Research suggests that Mimas has a subsurface ocean.
Moon Triton - A subsurface ocean at Triton is awaiting confirmation.
Minor Planet Pluto - With towering mountains of water ice, mysterious fault lines, some hundreds of miles long, suggest that Pluto has a hidden subsurface ocean.
Planet HAT-P-11b - The smallest exoplanet known to have water. HAT-P-11b is 120 light years away in the constellation Cygnus.
Planet GJ1214b - Composed almost entirely of water, it's larger than earth but smaller than the planet Uranus and located just 40 light-years from Earth.
