Europa Subsurface Ocean |
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Jan 27 2006, 06:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2488 Joined: 17-April 05 From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Member No.: 239 |
QUOTE (Jeff7 @ Jan 27 2006, 02:57 AM) Jeff: It's been discussed, but would be very difficult to do without contaminating the lakes themselves. Even getting *near* the fluid water is hazardous, sadly (for the lakes). It may, however, be too late anyway, as drilling close by may already have penetrated the 'no go' zone required for a sterile investigation. Bob Shaw -------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
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Feb 8 2006, 12:51 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430 |
Newly Discovered Antarctic Lakes
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/...p3?img_id=17176 To quote: "Scientists recently published the first thorough description of the size, depth, and origin of these two large lakes, called 90° East Lake (for its longitude) and Sovetskaya Lake (for the Russian research station that was unknowingly built over top it many years ago)." Now I truly wonder how pristine at least the latter lake is. -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined,
and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853 |
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Feb 17 2006, 04:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430 |
Special Public Event
Europa: Life Beneath the Ice? What lies beneath the ice of Jupiter’s frozen moon Europa? Almost certainly, a liquid water ocean. Could life have evolved in such an icebound sea, growing in the darkness of eternal winter? Europa is one of the solar system’s most fascinating worlds, having the precious commodity of liquid water, fascinating geology, and even the possibility of life. Numerous science committees have judged it as the top priority for outer solar system exploration. Join the NASA Astrobiology Institute Europa Focus Group and The Planetary Society for an eye-opening presentation about Europa, how life can evolve in unexpected places, and the type of mission that might be sent to answer some of our questions. Steven Quale will show clips from the film, Aliens of the Deep. Time for Q&A with the speakers will follow the presentation. Admission is Free. Seating is limited. First come, first served. SPEAKERS: Chris McKay, NASA Ames, Planetary Scientist Torrence Johnson, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Galileo Project Scientist Bob Pappalardo, University of Colorado, Boulder, Planetary Scientist Steven Quale, filmmaker and co-Director of Aliens of the Deep Bruce Betts, Moderator, The Planetary Society, Director of Projects Date: Sunday, February 26, 2006 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: NASA Ames Research Center Building 943, Eagle Room Moffett Field, CA Directions: Exit off Hwy 101 This event is presented by The Planetary Societyin affiliation with The NASA Astrobiology Institute Europa Focus Group. If you need additional information, please contact The Planetary Society, 626-793-5100 http://www.planetary.org/programs/projects...ropa_event.html -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined,
and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853 |
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Feb 23 2006, 03:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430 |
THE PITS
- Deep Ocean Mining In Prospect http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Deep_Oce...n_Prospect.html St Louis MO (SPX) Feb 19, 2006 - A Canadian geologist predicts the world is on the brink of a new era of deep-ocean mining of mineral deposits. Steven Scott, with the University of Toronto, said advances in marine geology and deep-ocean technology have combined to make possible going more than two kilometers (about 6,000 feet) underwater for gold and other minerals, and two start-up marine-mining companies - Nautilus Minerals and Neptune Minerals - are actively exploring deep seafloor deposits. ----------- WATER WORLD - Scientists Urge Responsible Deep Sea Vent Research http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Scientis...t_Research.html St Louis MO (SPX) Feb 19, 2006 - Ocean scientists have asked the international community to develop responsible research guidelines for deep sea vents, which are among the world's most extreme ecosystems, but which are being studied more frequently and could be damaged by human activities. -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined,
and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853 |
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Guest_AlexBlackwell_* |
Mar 6 2006, 09:38 PM
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Today's Planetary Radio podcast (Europa: Life Beneath the Ice?) is featuring an interview with Torrence Johnson, Chris McKay, and Bob Pappalardo.
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Apr 4 2006, 08:17 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430 |
Title: Exploring Europa's Ocean: A Challenge for Marine Technology of this Century
Authors: Carsey, F. Chen, G. Cutts, J. French, L. Kern, R. Lane, A. Stolorz, P. Zimmerman, W. Ballou, P. Issue Date: 2000 Citation: Marine Technology Society Journal Washington D.C., USA Abstract: The Galileo spacecraft has sent back tantalizing image data hinting at a vast ocean beneath a thick ice crust on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons which is about the size of our moon. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2014/13849 http://trs-new.jpl.nasa.gov/dspace/handle/2014/13849 -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined,
and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853 |
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Apr 20 2006, 11:19 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430 |
ERS-2 helps detect massive rivers under Antarctica
British scientists have discovered rivers the size of the Thames in London flowing hundreds of miles under the Antarctica ice shelf by examining small changes in elevation, observed by ESA’s ERS-2 satellite, in the surface of the oldest, thickest ice in the region, according to an article published in Nature this week. Full story at: http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMA94OFGLE_planet_0.html ICE WORLD - Antarctic Subglacial Rivers Are Found http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Antarcti..._Are_Found.html London (UPI) Apr 20, 2006 - British scientists say plans are to drill beneath the frozen wastes of the Antarctic, to investigate subglacial lakes, are being reviewed. -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined,
and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853 |
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Guest_Richard Trigaux_* |
Apr 20 2006, 08:09 PM
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What is incredible is that, seemingly, it is the geothermal flux which makes all this ice melt. This geothermal flux seems something weak at human scale, but at the scale of a continent, it is enough to feed a large river of melting ice.
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Jun 14 2019, 07:35 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1670 Joined: 5-March 05 From: Boulder, CO Member No.: 184 |
As good a thread as any to post this new paper about surface sodium chloride on Europa implying this also exists in the ocean. The visiible wavelength yellowish color on parts of the surface is examined spectroscopically, and is distinct from other areas having more of a brownish color.
https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/6/eaaw7123 -------------------- Steve [ my home page and planetary maps page ]
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Jun 14 2019, 08:16 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8789 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Reminder to all that this is an older thread (ca. 2006), and rule 1.3 applies (last modified 2012).
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Apr 19 2022, 10:13 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 447 Joined: 1-July 05 From: New York City Member No.: 424 |
QUOTE Double ridge formation over shallow water sills on Jupiter’s moon Europa. ... Here we present the discovery and analysis of a double ridge in Northwest Greenland with the same gravity-scaled geometry as those found on Europa. Using surface elevation and radar sounding data, we show that this double ridge was formed by successive refreezing, pressurization, and fracture of a shallow water sill within the ice sheet. If the same process is responsible for Europa’s double ridges, our results suggest that shallow liquid water is spatially and temporally ubiquitous across Europa’s ice shell. Culberg, R., Schroeder, D.M. & Steinbrügge, G. Double ridge formation over shallow water sills on Jupiter’s moon Europa. Nat Commun 13, 2007 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29458-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-29458-3 The paper is discussed in an article published today in The Guardian. The title of the Guardian piece is inconsistent with forum rule 1.3, so I haven't included a link to it. |
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