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  • Europa Tectonics and Life: Hidden Ocean Limits

    Europa Tectonics and Life: Hidden Ocean Limits

    What the new study says about Europa’s ocean For decades, Europa, one of Jupiter’s icy moons, has been a prime candidate in the search for extraterrestrial life. Beneath its fractured ice crust, scientists have long suspected a global salty ocean that could harbor the chemical ingredients for life. A recent modeling study, however, challenges a…