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Ocean worlds

A comparative atlas of planetary environments, liquid-water evidence, energy sources, chemistry, stability, and mission access across the Solar System.

Habitability describes environmental potential. It is not evidence that life exists.

world dossiers
10
authoritative programs
3
Update cycle
Monthly · scientific edition 12 August 2026
API
Rust
NASA Blue Marble
Earth — NASA Blue Marble
MODEL / 1.0

Comparative evidence matrix

A transparent research-priority index, not a probability of life. It combines solvent evidence, usable energy, chemistry, environmental stability, evidence maturity, and sampling access.

Solvent25%
100
Energy20%
100
Chemistry20%
100
Stability15%
100
Evidence12%
100
Access8%
100
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Evidence policy

Method and evidence

Measured quantities, strong geophysical inferences, model outputs, and unknowns remain visibly separate throughout the atlas.

  1. ADirectly observed or repeatedly measured
  2. BStrong inference from multiple independent measurements
  3. CModel-dependent or indirect interpretation
  4. DUnknown or not yet constrained
PROVENANCE

Source register

NASANASA Earth Science NASANASA SVS equirectangular Earth NASAEuropa overview NASAEuropa Clipper USGSEuropa global mosaic NASAEnceladus overview NASAOcean Worlds USGSEnceladus global mosaic NASATitan overview NASADragonfly mission USGSTitan global mosaic NASAGanymede overview ESAJUICE mission USGSGanymede global mosaic NASACallisto overview USGSCallisto global mosaic NASACeres overview NASADawn mission USGSCeres global mosaic NASATriton overview USGSTriton global mosaic