Earth is a desert planet compared to these ocean worlds in the solar system
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- Earth has a relatively small amount of water compared to other ocean worlds in the solar system.
- Europa, a moon of Jupiter, has about twice the volume of Earth's liquid water.
- Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon, may have the largest ocean in the solar system, with nearly half its volume being liquid water.
- Other ocean worlds include Enceladus, Triton, Dione, Pluto, Callisto, and Titan, ranked by estimated water volume.
- Mimas and Ceres might also have oceans, but more research is needed.
- NASA's Europa Clipper mission aims to study Europa's ocean and water plumes, launching between 2022-2025.
- The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer will explore Europa and Ganymede, launching possibly in 2022.
- These missions could potentially discover signs of alien life.