NASA’s Europa Clipper—a mission to a potentially habitable ocean world

Jupiter’s satellite Europa almost certainly hides a global saltwater ocean beneath its icy surface. Chemistry at the ice surface and ocean-rock interface might provide the building blocks for life, and NASA’s Europa Clipper mission will assess Europa’s habitability.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Howell, Samuel M., Pappalardo, Robert T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7066167/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32161262
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15160-9
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Sumario:Jupiter’s satellite Europa almost certainly hides a global saltwater ocean beneath its icy surface. Chemistry at the ice surface and ocean-rock interface might provide the building blocks for life, and NASA’s Europa Clipper mission will assess Europa’s habitability.

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