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1. An artist's impression of Europa's surface, with the Sun and Jupiter in the background. Source: https://europa.nasa.gov/resources/165/simulated-view-from-europas-surface-artists-concept/ 2. View of a small region of the thin, disrupted, ice crust in the Conamara region of Jupiter's moon Europa showing the interplay of surface color with ice structures. Source: https://europa.nasa.gov/resources/112/ice-rafting-on-europa/

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1. An artist's impression of Europa's surface, with the Sun and Jupiter in the background. Source: https://europa.nasa.gov/resources/165/simulated-view-from-europas-surface-artists-concept/ 2. View of a small region of the thin, disrupted, ice crust in the Conamara region of Jupiter's moon Europa showing the interplay of surface color with ice structures. Source: https://europa.nasa.gov/resources/112/ice-rafting-on-europa/
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AkaSci 🛰️ (akasci@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Oct-2024 09:35:40 JST AkaSci 🛰️
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Life on Europa or not, that is the question.
Discovered by Galileo in 1610, Europa has no mountains or valleys, no rivers or surface oceans, no craters or rocks. Its surface is tiled with thick ice plates, jostling with each other, occasionally launching plumes of water from the vast ocean underneath.
The icy surface provides protection from radiation. Jupiter's gravity cause tidal flexing and heating beneath.
Avg surface temp: −160°C to -220°C 🥶
https://europa.nasa.gov/why-europa/evidence-for-an-ocean/
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