2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium
Location
John Deere Auditorium, Curris Business Building, University of Nothern Iowa
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Document Type
poster
Abstract
- To better understand the pathways by which life could be sustained on other planets, it is important to identify the minimal conditions to sustain life on Earth first.
- Saturn’s moon, Titan, may have karst-like caves resembling caves on Earth.
- Icy moons, such as Europa and Enceladus, contain subterranean lakes that harbor organics that may be able to sustain life.
- Wind Cave National Park contains ancient lakes with low concentration of organics, but rich biodiversity representing some of the purest waters on Earth.
Start Date
26-7-2024 11:00 AM
End Date
26-7-2024 1:30 PM
Event Host
Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Northern Iowa
Faculty Advisor
Joshua Sebree
Department
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Copyright
©2024 Jacqueline Heggen, Joshua Sebree
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Heggen, Jacqueline and Sebree, Joshua, "Fluorescence of Cryogenically Frozen Cave Water and Its Use as a Europa Analog" (2024). Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium. 16.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/surp/2024/all/16
Jul 26th, 11:00 AM
Jul 26th, 1:30 PM
Fluorescence of Cryogenically Frozen Cave Water and Its Use as a Europa Analog
John Deere Auditorium, Curris Business Building, University of Nothern Iowa
- To better understand the pathways by which life could be sustained on other planets, it is important to identify the minimal conditions to sustain life on Earth first.
- Saturn’s moon, Titan, may have karst-like caves resembling caves on Earth.
- Icy moons, such as Europa and Enceladus, contain subterranean lakes that harbor organics that may be able to sustain life.
- Wind Cave National Park contains ancient lakes with low concentration of organics, but rich biodiversity representing some of the purest waters on Earth.
