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Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Europa: Ancient Water World
Explanation:
Beneath the cold icy surface of Jupiter [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]'s moon Europa [ http://seds.lpl.ari…] are probably the only oceans of water in our Solar System [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] outside of Earth [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. These oceans, possibly 50 kilometers deep, might also be the most likely local place to find extra-terrestrial life. Europa [ http://www.c3.lanl.…]'s smooth surface is unlike any other known planet or moon, giving evidence for relatively few craters or mountains. Europa was discovered by Galileo [ http://galileo.imss…] and Marius [ http://seds.lpl.ari…] in 1610. The NASA spacecraft Galileo [ http://www.jpl.nasa…] is scheduled to arrive at Jupiter in December of 1995.

Tomorrow's picture: Callisto: Dark Smashed Iceball
Credit and Copyright:
NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/], Voyager [ http://vraptor.jpl.…], Copyright Calvin J. Hamilton
facet_when:
1995
facet_when:
1610
facet_where:
Arizona
facet_where:
Jupiter
facet_where:
Europa
facet_where:
Hamilton
facet_where:
Callisto
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Galileo
facet_what:
Voyager
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Jupiter
facet_what:
Europa
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Callisto
facet_when_year:
1995
facet_when_year:
1610
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap950905

Europa: Ancient Water World
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