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What causes volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's moon Io? Scientists aren't so sure anymore
As many as 400 volcanoes are erupting on the surface of Jupiter's innermost moon Io, with virtually every square inch of the ...
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Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ Moon Mimas Could Hide a Life-Supporting Ocean Beneath Its Surface
But as a moon moves through its orbit, the direction it points can shift a bit back and forth — creating a shimmy in the ...
No shallow magma ocean for Jupiter's moon Io, research suggests
Io does not have a shallow global magma ocean beneath its surface, counter to previous claims, suggests a paper published in ...
What this chaotic moon tells us about the universe
Hundreds of volcanoes and lava lakes on Jupiter’s moon Io are likely powered in the same way as Earth’s volcanoes.
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Nasa confirms ocean moon mission
Artwork: Europa Clipper will try to determine whether the moon can support biology Scientists ... determine the thickness of the icy crust above the ocean. The ice shell could be tens of ...
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Peregrine lander: American Moon mission destroyed over Pacific Ocean
A US spacecraft launched last week to try to land on the Moon has ended its mission in flames over the Pacific ... expected to survive intact to the ocean surface. And even if they did, they ...
Early Earth's oceans of magma may have accelerated the moon's departure
The Earth and moon have been locked in a gravitational dance for billions of years. Each day, as the Earth turns, the moon ...
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What Makes Saturn’s Moon Mimas Look Like The ‘Death Star’ Is New Evidence For An Underground Ocean, Say Shocked Scientists
Planetary scientists don’t care about Mimas, Saturn’s smallest moon. Sure, its massive Herschel ... station is also evidence that it may be an ocean world capable of supporting life.