Manannán crater
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Astrogeology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Europa, Exploration Gear & Tech, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Impact events, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Mars, Missions & Hardware, Origin & Evolution of Life, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography

Europa’s Spider-like Features And The Potential For Life

by Keith Cowing

From Europa to other icy moons, scientists are studying how surface features form and what they might reveal about the potential for life.

Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Europa, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Status Report

Astrobiology Biosignature Recon of Europa: Map of Water At Manannán Crater

by Keith Cowing

Colors were mapped onto infrared data from NASA’s Galileo mission in this image revealing locations around a crater on the Jovian moon Europa called Manannán where there are signatures of […]

Gift this article