Purely speculative question here. Let's say it's 100-200 years in the future. We've
got the funding, and are going to drop a submersible through the ice to study Europa's
ocean for several months at a time. Four person crew. What would the scientific
specialties of the crewmembers be in order to have as broad a research base as
possible? What types of instruments would be indespensable on the submersible?
And on an unrelated note, speculation is that the ocean is extrememly heavy in salts
and sulfuric acid, right? So what would Europan seawater smell like if exposed to air?
Sulphur stink? Ordinary saltwater? Or something else entirely?
Jayme Lynn Blaschke
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