Water vapor geysers on Europa have been inferred from observations made by the Galileo spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Keck Observatory. Unlike the water-rich geysers observed on Enceladus, […]
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The 3D Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Study Of Europa Gas Plume
Europa has been spotted to have water outgassing activities by the space and ground-based telescopes as well as reanalysis of the Galileo data (Roth et al. 2014; Sparks et al. […]
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Self-preserving Ice Layers On CO2 Clathrate Particles: Implications For Enceladus, Pluto And Similar Ocean Worlds
Under both engineering and natural conditions on Earth and in the Universe, some gas hydrates are found to be stabilised outside their window of thermodynamic stability by the formation of […]
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Hubble Finds Evidence Of Persistent Water Vapor In One Hemisphere Of Europa
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observations of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa have revealed the presence of persistent water vapor – but, mysteriously, only in one hemisphere. Europa harbors a vast ocean […]
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A Comprehensive Revisit Of Select Galileo/NIMS Observations Of Europa
The Galileo Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS) collected spectra of Europa in the 0.7-5.2 μm wavelength region, which have been critical to improving our understanding of the surface composition of […]
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Europa Clipper Hardware Makes Headway
Take a closer look at the complex choreography involved in building NASA’s Europa Clipper as the mission to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa approaches its 2024 launch date. The hardware that […]
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Pits, Uplifts And Small Chaos Features On Europa
One of the clearest but unresolved questions for Europa is the thickness of its icy shell. Europa’s surface is resplendent with geological features that bear on this question, and ultimately […]
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Surface Europa Has Been Churned by Small Impacts
Jupiter’s moon Europa and its global ocean may currently have conditions suitable for life. Scientists are studying processes on the icy surface as they prepare to explore. It’s easy to […]
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Europa: A World of Ice, With Potential for Life – NASA's Europa Clipper
Jupiter’s icy moon Europa may be the most promising place in the solar system to find present-day environments suitable for life beyond Earth. Scientists study the origin, evolution, distribution, and […]
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Europa's Interior May Be Hot Enough to Fuel Seafloor Volcanoes
New research and computer modeling show that volcanic activity may have occurred on the seafloor of Jupiter’s moon Europa in the recent past – and may still be happening. NASA’s […]