A window into Europa's ocean lies right at the surface

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 14:30 in Astronomy & Space

If you could lick the surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa, you would actually be sampling a bit of the ocean beneath, according to astronomers. Astronomers have 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.

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