• The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected significant amounts of carbon dioxide ice on the surface of Uranus' moon Ariel.
• This discovery is surprising because carbon dioxide typically turns to gas and is lost to space in the frigid temperatures of the Uranian system.
• The origin of the carbon dioxide and other species on Ariel remains uncertain, but thick CO2 ice deposits and potential carbonates suggest some carbon oxides might come from Ariel's interior.
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