Europa's Icy Plate Tectonics may Support Life

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Temperature: Europa's surface temperature at the equator never rises above minus 260 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 160 degrees Celsius). At the poles of the moon, the temperature never rises above minus 370 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 220 degrees Celsius).

Europa — Facts And Information About Jupiter Moon Europa

Europa is an icy moon of Jupiter and one of the four so-called Galilean moons of Jupiter. See more facts about Europa and its history here.

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Evidence of life on Jupiter's moon Europa.

Europa's icy plate tectonics may support life - space - 08 September 2014 - New Scientist

Jupiter's moon Europa may be the first world other than Earth to sport plate tectonics, only above its ocean instead of below

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Europa's surface is mostly solid water ice. It is extremely smooth and crisscrossed by fractures.

Solar System Exploration: Planets: Jupiter: Moons: Europa: Overview

We are NASA's Planetary Science Division. Our hardworking robots explore the planets and more on the wild frontiers of our solar system.

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Europa [yur-ROH-pah] is the sixth of Jupiter's moons and the fourth largest. Europa is named after a Phoenician princess who was abducted by Zeus and taken to the island of Crete to be his lover.

Europa, moon of Jupiter - The Solar System on Sea and Sky

Europa is the sixth of Jupiter's moons and the fourth largest. Europa has a smooth outer surface of cracked ice that may contain a liquid ocean underneath.

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Evidence of life on Jupiter's moon Europa.

Europa's icy plate tectonics may support life - space - 08 September 2014 - New Scientist

Jupiter's moon Europa may be the first world other than Earth to sport plate tectonics, only above its ocean instead of below

www.newscientist.com

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