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Melting Europa

Posted by michael on from the you'll-come-a-melting-europa-with-me dept.

amigoro writes "After having contaminated Earth's Oceans, it seems that there are plans to send a probe drilling through Europa's ice sheet and explore the purported ocean below the crust. The plan seems to be to find Life there. But I wonder how long the time lag will be between the probe finding life, and a leak in the radioactive heater wiping all of it out."

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  1. Re:Sedna, Sedna, Sedna ... by HeghmoH · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Well, it was just discovered, you know.

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  2. Arthur C Clarke... by dj_paulgibbs · · Score: 2, Redundant

    "All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no landings there."

  3. Leave Europa alone by bigjnsa500 · · Score: 0, Redundant
    What was the ending quote from 2010?

    You can have any planet, but leave Europa alone.

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  4. All these worlds are yours... by RichardX · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Except Europa.
    Attempt no landings there.

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