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Scientists think they’ve solved the mystery of Europa’s strange spinning ice shell
(ORDO NEWS) — Europa is the smoothest solid object in the solar system thanks to its thick icy shell. However, beneath its smooth surface, Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon seems to harbor secrets, namely a deep, salty ocean with intriguing potential for alien life. This ocean makes Europe the main target of scientific research, including two separate…
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Several shots of the surface of Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon
(ORDO NEWS) — Here are some shots of the surface of Europa , the icy moon of Jupiter , which has a subsurface ocean of liquid water, which is considered as a potentially habitable place. All images were taken by NASA‘s Galileo spacecraft, which orbited Jupiter from December 1995 to September 2003. The mission ended…
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Scientists suggest that the collision of a comet with Europa can lead to the origin of life
(ORDO NEWS) — As part of a new study, scientists from the University of Texas, USA, created a computer model to calculate what happens when a comet collides with Jupiter’s moon Europa. The model showed that if a comet pierces even half of the icy surface of Europa (which is estimated to be tens of…
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Juno will receive detailed images of the surface of Europa on September 29
(ORDO NEWS) — On September 29, 2022, NASA‘s Juno spacecraft will pass just 358 kilometers from the surface of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. It is expected that during the flight the probe will receive the most detailed images of Europa, as well as collect valuable information about its interior, ionosphere, interaction with Jupiter’s magnetosphere and…
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Most detailed images of the surface of Europa, a moon of Jupiter
(ORDO NEWS) — Europa , a moon of Jupiter , is considered by astrobiologists to be one of the most promising places in the solar system to search for possible traces of extraterrestrial life. It’s all about the subsurface ocean of liquid water, which at an early stage in the evolution of Europe could act…
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Jupiter’s moon Europa heat, geysers and subsurface ocean
(ORDO NEWS) — Under the ice “shell” of Europa , the satellite of Jupiter, most likely, there is a fairly warm ocean of liquid water. The elevated temperature is due to gravitational tidal forces that deform the “innards” of the satellite as it moves around the gas giant. Excess heat and pressure provide the formation…
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Astronomers have suggested that there may be cavities with water in the icy shell of Europa
(ORDO NEWS) — Scientists have suggested that in the icy shell of Europa, a moon of Jupiter, there may be cavities with water. An article about this was published in Nature Communications. Europa consists of a stone core and a water shell, liquid inside and frozen outside. It is believed that the water shell of…
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Probe to search for life on Europa for the first time opened its eyes two years before launch
(ORDO NEWS) — One of the main instruments of the Europa Clipper, which is being prepared for flight, received the “first light” – this is the name for the first inclusion of the instrument in operating mode. The E-THEMIS infrared camera took a panorama of Tempe, Arizona as a performance test. The interplanetary probe’s “cosmic…
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