Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Ocean currents shape Jupiter-moon Europa's icy shell in ways critical for potential habitats

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In a finding of relevance to the search for life in our solar system, researchers have shown the subsurface ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa may have deep currents and circulation patterns with heat and energy transfers capable of sustaining biological life. The findings are based on numerical models accounting for the formation of the chaos terrains, one of Europa's most prominent surface features.

via Science Daily

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