Post by sherlew99 on Dec 12, 2013 15:41:37 GMT -6
Jupiter Moon Europa May Have Water Geysers Taller Than Everest
By by Charles Q. Choi, SPACE.com Contributor
Jupiter's icy moon Europa may erupt with fleeting plumes of water more than 20 times the height of Mt. Everest, scientists say.
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If these giant waterspouts are confirmed, they could be a way to detect signs of any life that might exist in the underground ocean that researchers suspect Europa has, scientists added. They were spotted by comparing recent and older images of Europa taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
By by Charles Q. Choi, SPACE.com Contributor
Jupiter's icy moon Europa may erupt with fleeting plumes of water more than 20 times the height of Mt. Everest, scientists say.
Related Stories
Hubble Space Telescope Sees Evidence of Water Vapor Venting off Jovian Moon PR Newswire
Hidden Oceans on Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa May Explain Strange Terrain SPACE.com
'Spectacular' Crash On Jupiter Moon Europa May Have Delivered Life's Building Blocks SPACE.com
If these giant waterspouts are confirmed, they could be a way to detect signs of any life that might exist in the underground ocean that researchers suspect Europa has, scientists added. They were spotted by comparing recent and older images of Europa taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
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