实验表明，某些生物能够在恩克拉多斯（Enceladus）冰壳下的恶劣环境中生存，这增加了该卫星可能存在生命的可能性。
Experiment suggests organisms could live in harsh environment under Enceladus’s icy crust, strengthening possibility moon could support life From the moment scientists spotted plumes of water erupting from Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, it became the most tantalising place in the solar system to search for life beyond Earth.
自从科学家发现从恩克拉多斯喷出的水柱以来，它就成了太阳系中寻找地球以外生命的最引人注目的地方。
Experiment suggests organisms could live in harsh environment under Enceladus’s icy crust, strengthening possibility moon could support life From the moment scientists spotted plumes of water erupting from Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, it became the most tantalising place in the solar system to search for life beyond Earth.
如今，新的研究发现生活在日本深海中的生物能够在这种咸水海洋的恶劣条件下存活，进一步支持了这一观点。
Now the case is even more compelling after researchers found that organisms that live in deep-sea waters off Japan can survive the harsh conditions expected in the briny ocean that lurks beneath Enceladus’s icy crust.