Main Warming up to life on Europa (karma: 1)
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By webmaster  Comments: 253, member since Sun Mar 07, 1999On Sat Dec 25, 1999 10:00 AM
In this MSNBC <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/347518.asp">story</a>, scientists are excited once again by the recent pictures of Europa sent back by the Galileo spacecraft. The new pictures show surface cracks (or "cycloids") which may have been caused by Jupiter's tidal forces. Even more exciting is "some sort of orangey-brown residue" flanking the cycloids. It's too early to tell if this tantalizing goop is organic, but I'm sure the scientists are determined to find out one way or another. For photos, visit the <a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/images/europa/eurimages.html">Project Galileo Image Gallery of Europa</a>.
In this MSNBC <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/347518.asp">story</a>, scientists are excited once again by the recent pictures of Europa sent back by the Galileo spacecraft. The new pictures show surface cracks (or "cycloids") which may have been caused by Jupiter's tidal forces. Even more exciting is "some sort of orangey-brown residue" flanking the cycloids. It's too early to tell if this tantalizing goop is organic, but I'm sure the scientists are determined to find out one way or another. For photos, visit the <a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/images/europa/eurimages.html">Project Galileo Image Gallery of Europa</a>. |
