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Vapor plumes on Europa could come from water in moon’s crust and reveal whether LIFE exists on Jupiter’s icy satellite — NY Pilot World News – NY Pilot

Plumes of water vapor erupting from Jupiter’s moon Europa may come from within the crust itself and reveal whether life could be detected on the icy satellite….

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Plumes of water vapor erupting from Jupiters moon Europa may come from within the crust itself and reveal whether life could be detected on the icy satellite.Astronomers have been fascinated by Europas apparent plumes since the Hubble Space Telescope spotted an enormous jet of vapor bursting out of its south pole in 2012. The extraordinary ejection appeared to be 200km (120 miles) high, more than 20 times the height of Mount Everest.
Experts previously believed that the salty water moved around…

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