solar system science 28 Jun 2009 05:04 pm
The Real Europa
No, I didn’t just make up the makeup of this beguiling moon out of the thin thin atmosphere. Here’s some related factual basis for how I described the geology and frozen hydrosphere of this Jovian moon. From the Planetary Society:
There may be life out there beyond our pale blue planet…life with no connection to us, life with an ancient history of its own, life that — if discovered — would rewrite natural history as we know it.
We are speaking of the tantalizing Jovian moon Europa. In a solar system full of astonishing planets and their moons, Europa stands out. Scientists believe that beneath its unique frozen and cracked surface, there may exist an enormous ocean of liquid water, perhaps twice as much as in all of Earth’s oceans.
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