By 2014, the cold water pocket extended across the entire western coasts of the islands. (sciencedaily.com)
These are encouraging signs for habitability, but it was unclear whether the geysers were erupting from an ocean or from water pockets that wouldn't last long enough for life to get a toehold. (newscientist.com)
Their molecular makeup varies throughout their structure, they can be formed only from peptoids of a certain minimum length, they contain water pockets, and they are potentially porous when it comes to water and ions. (sciencedaily.com)