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Europa’s Mysterious Interior (Artist’s Concept)
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Scientists think that under the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa a saltwater ocean exists that may contain more than…

Sep 13, 2024
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Classroom Activity: Using Light to Study Planets
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In this activity, students will build a spectrometer using basic materials to observe the light emitted and absorbed by several…

Aug 8, 2023
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Classroom Activity: Mapping Alien Worlds
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In this activity, students analyze simulated radar data to map surface elevations on a grid. Next, they determine what kind…

Aug 8, 2023
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Europa: Potential Volcanoes on the Seafloor
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This illustration depicts scientists’ findings about what the interior of Jupiter’s moon Europa may look like: an iron core, surrounded…

Sep 8, 2021
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Deep Dive on Jupiter’s Moon Europa Infographic
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Jupiter’s icy moon Europa may be the most promising place in the solar system to find present-day environments suitable for…

Jun 8, 2021
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Europa’s Rhadamanthys Linea
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Europa’s surface is covered with a vast network of linear features such as cracks, ridges, and bands, as well as…

Apr 12, 2019
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Artist’s Concept of Europa Water Vapor Plume
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This is an artist’s concept of a plume of water vapor thought to be ejected off the frigid, icy surface…

Jan 10, 2019
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Clay Prints on Europa
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This image, using data from NASA’s Galileo mission, shows the first detection of clay-like minerals on the surface of Jupiter’s…

Jan 10, 2019
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Simulated View from Europa’s Surface (Artist’s Concept)
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This artist’s concept shows a simulated view from the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa. Europa’s potentially rough, icy surface, tinged…

Jan 10, 2019
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