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Some of Uranus' moons might be able to support life. Here's what a mission might reveal

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Some of Jupiter 's and Saturn 's moons likely possess subsurface liquid-water oceans.

A number of Uranus ' moons have displayed telltale signs of having internal liquid oceans.

Sending a spacecraft to these far-off moons could reveal clues about their habitability and the mechanisms behind the formation and evolution of these worlds.

A mission to the Uranian system would reveal clues about the potential habitability of some of these moons.

Surface temperatures on the five moons of interest range from 60 Kelvin to 80 Kelvin.

Life on Earth 's ocean floor utilizes a form of chemosynthesis, in which organisms make use of energy released by inorganic chemical reactions to produce food.