Miranda is most likely the most interesting of Uranus’ eleven moons. Miranda looks almost as if pieces of a jigsaw has been placed together and resulted in this moon. Miranda is known for its unique characteristics and notable features such as chevron, layer cakes and race tracks. Some of the conditions of this moon are not appropriate to sustain life. We believe no life can exist on Miranda because it has no water, has very few nutrients and unreasonable temperatures which is illustrated in this moon having ice, rock material and temperatures that are too cold for life.
For instance, Miranda has no form of water which all living things need. On Miranda there is only ice, this would be okay if there was a way for the ice to melt into water.
…show more content…
The very few nutrients on Miranda make life highly unlikely. The rock material on this moon would provide very little to any life and it would not be able to survive very long. Water is a vital nutrient that all life needs and that Miranda lacks. This moon cannot supply the nutrients necessary for life, which would result in it being fatal to anything on this moon.
Provided that, this moon has extreme temperatures would make life very hard. Extremophiles, which can live in extreme conditions, wouldn’t be able to survive on Miranda. The temperature can get as low as -187 degrees Celsius. Normal life can life in temperatures such as -15 degrees to -115 degrees Celsius. These cold temperatures cause chemicals in living cells to react too slowly to support the actions necessary for life.
In conclusion, my group believes that life on Miranda is impossible. All of the characteristics of this moon work against what is needed to successfully house life. Miranda has no water, very few nutrients and unreasonable temperatures for anything to live. Overall, Miranda cannot supply the necessities needed to make it habitable resulting in Miranda being an unstable moon for anyone or anything to survive and