Ice sheet

Explain all the causes and conditions that heat Europa’s interior, resulting in an ocean of water under a thick ice sheet. Europa’s ocean is potentially a habitat for alien aquatic life!

Assignment 5: Chapters 9 and 10 // Due 10/08 [1] Short Answer Questions (10 points; 1 point for each lettered subheading): (a) How long is a day for Jupiter’s equatorial clouds? (b) What temperature is thought to exist in the core of Jupiter? (c) What is the height of the cliff on Miranda (small moon […]

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