“Chaos Terrains” Could Be Shuttling Oxygen to Ocean on Jupiter's Moon Europa - SciTechDaily

Salt water within the icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa could be transporting oxygen into an ice-covered ocean of liquid water where it could potentially help sustain alien life, according to a team of researchers led by The University of Texas at Austin. Th…

An artist’s interpretation of liquid water on the surface of the Europa pooling beneath chaos terrain. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Salt water within the icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa could be tran… [+4928 chars]

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