Questions tagged [europa]
Questions about Europa, a moon of Jupiter with a planet-wide ocean under a thick ice crust.
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Is Jupiter's rotation slowing?
According to Wikipedia, re Europa's tidal flexing:
the tidal flexing kneads Europa's interior and gives it a source of
heat, possibly allowing its ocean to stay liquid while driving
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Enceladus; why use the words "geysers", "jets", and "plumes" interchangeably?
Background, Europa:
In an earlier question How can “Geysers” on Europa reach heights of 100km? I brought up the use of the word "geyser" in association with the reported confirming observations of ...
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How can "Geysers" on Europa reach heights of 100km?
After seeing today's Washington Post's article NASA just saw Europa’s geysers erupting into space. Again., and especially the phrase "geysers erupting into space" I checked and Europa has a surface ...
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Determine the moons of Jupiter through a telescope
I was doing my own "space exploration" last night with a telescope. Being a space noob I can't visually determine stars or planets (I know the moon, though), but I focused on one particularly bright ...
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How tall are the "fractured" linear structures on Europa's surface?
What are the altitude differences in the high resolution part of this image of Europa?
How high do those ridges rise over their neighboring valleys? And how large is the area shown in this image?
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What is needed to break through the surface of Europa? [closed]
How big does a satelite we send have to be to be able to chrush through the ice layer and dive into the ocean on Europa? If a mission should head there, is this a better way of examining the ocean ...
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What evidence is there of Earth-Like internal features of Europa?
This question is inspired by "What are the Earth-like features of Titan?". According to NASA's Europa overview, Europa is believed to have an iron core, rocky mantle and an ocean under the frozen ...
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