Image from the Hubble Space Telescope may show "water vapor plumes
erupting" on the surface of Europa, Jupiter's moon, NASA publicized on Monday.
Europa's ocean is considered to be one of the most promising places
that could potentially harbor life in the solar system," acting
associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in
Washington, Geoff Yoder, said in a statement. Instead of having to drill
through miles of ice to test Europa's ocean, these images suggest that
missions to the planetary body may be able to access ocean samples more
easily. "This observation opens up a world of possibilities," said Paul
Hertz, director of NASA Headquarters' Astrophysics division. |
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