Images of Europan Life

Mon, 31 May 2004 20:53:29 -0700

IMAGE DESCRIPTION:

    In the future, life will
be discovered on Jupiter's moon Europa.

After a trip through interplanetary space,
a delivery probe (upper left) will
penetrate Europa's icy surface and release
a camera probe (center) into the subsurface
ocean.

Heat, generated within the moon from Jupiter's
gravitational forces, allows life to flourish.

Jellyfish-like creatures float within a
a current of small bubbles.  Two plant-like
stalks can be seen in the middle-left. A
shelled creature sits on the sea floor
on the bottom left.

The delivery and camera probes are based on
actual NASA designs.
 
 
 
 

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