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Europa Report: Jupiter’s Icy Moon Explained (Infographic)
Thursday, August 1, 2013 16:21
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Under its hard crust of ice, Europa is thought to host an ocean of liquid water, up to 106 miles (170 kilometers) deep.
Tides caused by nearby Jupiter could be warming Europa’s ocean, providing energy that could be driving an ecosystem of alien life forms.
Europa has more water than the entire Earth. Europa’s water would form a sphere 1,090 miles (1,754 km) in diameter. Earth’s water-sphere would be 860 miles (1,384 km) across. Europa’s ocean is 10 times deeper than the seas of Earth.
Europa is 1,940 miles (3,122 km) in diameter. Its surface temperature is minus 260 degrees F (minus 160 degrees C). Its gravity is 0.134 of Earth’s. The moon has a very thin atmosphere composed of molecular oxygen.
Europa Report: Jupiter’s Icy Moon Explained (Infographic)
by Karl Tate, Infographics Artist
Space.com
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