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Re:Uranus' moon Miranda may have an ocean beneath its surface by munchler on Sunday November 03, 2024 @03:53PM (#42036027)
> The team set out to explain Miranda's enigmatic geology by reverse engineering the surface features, working backward to uncover what the moon's interior structure must have been to shape the moon's geology in response to tidal forcing.

“Must have been” is doing a bit too much work in that sentence. This project is a cool idea and it would certainly be huge news if there is liquid water inside Miranda, but this is a long way from actual evidence.

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Re:Uranus' moon Miranda may have an ocean beneath its surface by gus_massa on Monday November 04, 2024 @07:35PM (#42047571)
They ran a lot of numerical simulations and only the ones with liquid water got a good match to the photos. It's not a 100% confirmation, but if the model is correct it's a good clue.

Somewhat related xkcd https://xkcd.com/2058/

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