Icy moons may keep their underground oceans after being smashed apart
Space.com reports that simulations show a large icy moon can reform after a giant collision and still retain a global ocean of liquid water.
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Whether an icy moon keeps its ocean after being broken apart depends on its size, Space.com says. The outlet reports that simulations show a large moon can reform after a giant collision while retaining a global ocean of liquid water. Icy moons in the outer solar system could have experienced many impacts, it notes.
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