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Enceladus is the most interesting world in our Solar System in terms of exploration potential. It just is. But at the moment there are no approved missions to come back there. In this interview I'm discussing a New Frontiers class mission concept, the Astrobiology eXploration at Enceladus (AXE) with Dr Marshall Seaton from NASA JPL.

🪐 Astrobiology eXploration at Enceladus (AXE)

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/PSJ/acd119

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• 00:00 Intro

• 02:27 How does Enceladus feel like

• 04:45 Why go back to Enceladus

• 15:20 AXE mission concept

• 23:10 How should we search for life

• 29:03 Building a New Frontiers class mission

• 46:46 Other icy ocean worlds

• 51:08 How special is Enceladus

• 54:37 What's next for the mission concept

• 58:40 Career path for young scientists

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