The presence of liquid water, heat and the right chemicals (such as phosphorus and complex hydrocarbons) means that its sub-surface ocean is believed to be one of the best places in our solar system for life to have evolved outside the Earth, according to scientists.
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Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
If the battery gets cold, the liquid highway between the anode and cathode thickens, slowing the ions down, according to the Scientific American.
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