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Europa May "Nurture" Life

Posted by timothy on from the lunar-womb dept.

Bullschmidt writes: "This article suggests that Europa may not only have the water to support life, but also heat, generated from the intense tides of the Jovian moon, to not only support, but possibly nurture, life. The article also suggests that the same forces that heat the water may be also responsible for melting the icy crust of Europa, causing its characteristic cracked surface."

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  1. Bush wants to cancel Europa mission by DustMagnet · · Score: 2, Informative

    Too bad the space probe which would have answered some of these questions was cancelled in Bush's budget.

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