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There may be extraterrestrial life in our solar system - Augusto Carballido

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Deep in our solar system, a new era of exploration is unfolding. Beneath the thick ice of Europa; in the vapor plumes on Enceladus; and within the methane lakes of Titan, scientists are hunting for extraterrestrial life. These moons are ‘ocean worlds’— they contain liquid oceans, which can support the formation of life. Does life exist on ocean worlds? Augusto Carballido explores the possibility.

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Meet The Creators

Director
Igor Coric
Animator
Nemanja Petrovic
Illustrator
Jelena Vasiljevic
Music
Bozidar Obradinovic
Educator
Augusto Carballido
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Script Editor
Emma Bryce
Fact-Checker
Eden Girma

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