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 […]
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Endogenic And Exogenic Contributions To Visible-wavelength Spectra Of Europa's Trailing Hemisphere
The composition of Europa’s trailing hemisphere reflects the combined influences of endogenous geologic resurfacing and exogenous sulfur radiolysis. Using spatially resolved visible-wavelength spectra of Europa obtained with the Hubble Space […]
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Bayesian Analysis Of Juno/JIRAM's NIR Observations Of Europa
Juno spacecraft’s spectrometer JIRAM recently observed the moon Europa in the 2-5 {\mu}m wavelength region. Here we present analysis of the average spectrum of a set of observations near 20°N […]
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Researchers Model Source Of Eruption On Jupiter's Moon Europa
On Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, powerful eruptions may spew into space, raising questions among hopeful astrobiologists on Earth: What would blast out from miles-high plumes? Could they contain signs of […]
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Constraints On Effusive Cryovolcanic Eruptions On Europa Using Topography From Galileo Images
Images of Europa’s surface taken by the Galileo Solid State Imager (SSI) show smooth features measuring a few kilometers, potentially resulting from eruptions of low-viscosity material. We estimate the volumes […]
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Regional Study of Europa's Photometry
The surface of Europa is geologically young and shows signs of current activity. Studying it from a photometric point of view gives us insight on its physical state. We used […]
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The Ocean Inside Europa Could Be Habitable
A new model from NASA scientists supports the theory that the interior ocean in Jupiter’s moon Europa would be able to sustain life. In addition they have calculated that this […]
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Europa's Dynamic Ocean: Taylor Columns, Eddies, Convection, Ice Melting And Salinity
The deep ocean (~100 km) of Europa, Jupiter’s moon, is covered by a thick (tens of km) icy shell, and is one of the most probable places in the solar […]
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New Evidence Of Watery Plumes On Jupiter's Moon Europa
Jupiter’s moon Europa is a fascinating world. On its surface, the moon appears to be scratched and scored with reddish-brown scars, which rake across the surface in a crisscrossing pattern. […]