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Originally Posted by Rama
Article in this week's New Scientist. Looks like whatever's below the ice may not be water at all, rather a cocktail of acids...what do BABBers think? Are you still optimistic of finding life? |
Interesting summary. Actually goes back and forth - water ice with acid dusting from radiation on the surface - or - acid ocean moves up through the cracks and freezes.
"I don't think we're going to have a definite answer until we get back with better spectrometers, better resolution, and maybe a lander." - Tom McCord - Planetary Science Institute, Winthrop, Washington State
Another reason to look forward to the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter, launching in 2012. :-?