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

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