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Jupiter from Europa - Illustration

author: Joe Bergeron/Novapix

reference: a-jup99-00041

Image Size 300 DPI: 24 * 35 cm

Europa, the second large moon of Jupiter, is thought to have an ocean of liquid water beneath a crust of ice. Tidal stresses from Jupiter and its neighboring moons might sometimes split open this crust, briefly exposing the liquid water to the vacuum of space.

Keywords for this photo:

ASTRONOMY - EUROPA - GALILEAN SATELLITE - ICE - ILLUSTRATION - JOVIAN MOON - JUPITER - OCEAN - PLANET - SATELLITE - SOIL - WATER -