Oceans of Europa and Enceladus
Chapter 1
Europa the frozen jewel of Jupiter
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Chapter 2
Enceladus the active geyser of Saturn
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Chapter 3
The recipe for alien life
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Chapter 4
Hunting for life in space
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Oceans of Europa and Enceladus
Ch 1 · Europa the frozen jewel of Jupiter
Fun Fact
Europa's water: Europa holds twice as much liquid water as Earth, despite being smaller than our Moon.
Glossary
ocean (noun)
The great body of salt water that covers almost seventy-one percent of the Earth's surface. The Galileo spacecraft detected a vast subsurface ocean beneath the icy crust of Jupiter's moon Europa.
The great body of salt water that covers almost seventy-one percent of the Earth's surface. The Galileo spacecraft detected a vast subsurface ocean beneath the icy crust of Jupiter's moon Europa.
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Which European Space Agency mission launched in 2023 is also on its way to study Jupiter's icy moons?
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Why is Europa's ocean kept in a liquid state instead of freezing completely solid?
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What causes the dramatic cracks and fractures seen across the icy surface of Europa?
