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Hydrothermal vents on seafloors of ‘ocean worlds’ could support life, new study says


Many lines of research suggest that some ocean worlds release enough heat internally to drive hydrothermal circulation under their seafloors. This heat is generated by radioactive decay, as occurs deep in the Earth, with additional heat possibly generated by tides.

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