Scientists believe there could be subterranean pockets of water hiding alien life on Europa, Jupiter's icy moon.
Signs of alien life on Europa could be hiding beneath the surface
Jupiter’s icy moon is roughly 2,000 miles wide. That makes it slightly smaller than Earth’s moon. Scientists began to suspect that there could be alien life on Europa after observations with ground-based telescopes revealed evidence of an ocean possible located 10 to 15 miles beneath the surface of the moon.
Of course, we’re not talking about the kind of alien life on Europa that we need to talk to. At best, we’re most likely looking at something small and biological in nature. This could be something as simple as bacterium. Even if that’s the case, it would prove that life is possible beyond the confines of our planet.Despite everything we know about Europa, the frozen moon continues to throw mysteries at us.
There is one intriguing question we still have to prove, though. In Greenland, the water that creates these ridges comes from nearby lakes. However, the surface of Europa is completely frozen. As such, they believe the water rises from an underground ocean. Scientists believe this ocean is 40 to 100 miles deep. They also believe this ocean holds twice the amount of water as Earth’s oceans.
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