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originally posted in: New Planets: Europa and Titan
2/12/2015 6:09:02 PM
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Europa is scientifically interesting.
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  • Elaborate because I don't see anything interesting about a wannabe Hoth

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  • Haven't you ever seen the movie. Giant radioactive octopus man.

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  • Edited by Fox: 2/13/2015 2:26:21 AM
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    Although europa is made of ice, under its surface is likely liquid. Friction caused by Jupiter's gravitational pull causes enough heat to essentially create a giant ocean spanning most of the moon. An astrophysicist named Neil Degrass Tyson has a youtube video about it. The movie Europa Report was based on the idea, but it is scientifically backed and entire possible that life could have evolved under the icy surface.

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  • So the rotation causes the friction eh?

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    Edited. It's caused by stress from Jupiter's gravity. I typed too fast without checking... my bad. Also, regarding titan, there are liquid lakes of methane which could hold life, as crazy as that may be.

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  • Why is that crazy? Also, they're planets not "moon"

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    Europa and titan are moons... of Jupiter and Saturn respectively. And methane based life is a little bit of a leap considering we only know of water based life.

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