because it s the easiest of all the planets to access. also, because we think at one time it was very much like earth. when we look at the icy moons of jupiter, saturn and other plan either, europa stands out, because the huddle telescope gave us images of plumes of water. it s a water moon that s covered by ice, so if you can think about, you know, some popsicle that s got fluid on the inside, ice on the outside, that s europa. we think that the water on the inside has the potentiality to contain life. that s what s so intriguing but the moon europa t. the moon of jupiter, but the environment around it is hostile. the critical part is the europa
commercial provider. we re finding that the commercial provider as a spacecraft is qualified and available at a lower cost that has helped nasa to offset the crunch of launching that they want to fly. what is it about this icy moon? has this europa moon always been in the back of your head as, i want to go there some day? i m not a planetary scientist. you play one on tv. must admit, though i have stayed at a holiday inn express, what scientists tell me is it s been in the back of their mind. one of the goals is to search for life in the university. mars is our target right now,
Jupiter’s fourth largest moon may contain life-giving pockets of water by Jake Pearson The team of scientists has revealed that there are pockets of water inside the icy surface that can sustain life in Europe, the fourth largest moon of Jupiter.
A team from the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States used satellite images of features of the Moon’s frozen surface to model their age and size.
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Scientists speculate that these features are pockets of liquid water within a 15-mile-thick ice sheet that lasted a few thousand years before it was renewed.
They said they could live in these pockets, which could detect NASA’s multi-overflight mission around Europe, launching in 2024, and could contain existing microbes.