Vast Liquid Ocean Beneath Europa Is Connected With The Moon's Frozen Exterior

5 March 2013
 

MessageToEagle.com - The scientists analyzed the data from W. M. Keck Observatory, the world's two largest optical/infrared telescopes located on the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii and found the strongest evidence yet that salty water from the vast liquid ocean beneath Europa’s frozen exterior actually makes its way to the surface. There is a chemical exchange between the ocean and surface, making the ocean a richer chemical environment, and implies that learning more about the ocean could be as simple as analyzing the moon’s surface,... [read more] ...