Shallow lakes of salty liquid water throughout the crust of Jupiter s moon Europa could cause cryovolcanic eruptions and plumes of icy material to burst from its surface.
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New research makes hypotheses that NASA’s Europa Clipper can test: Any plumes or volcanic activity at the Jovian moon’s surface are caused by shallow lakes in its icy crust.