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Originally Posted by dyna mo
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Europa is considered by many scientists to be one of the best bets for life in the solar system as they are almost certain there is a vast liquid water ocean covered by a thin sheet of ice. evidence of internal heating and geological activity caused by the elongated orbit of jupiter which continually stretches and compresses the moon creating a friction and heating within. Also the cracks on the surface of the ice look the same as on earth where liquid water has risen to the surface and then frozen over.
The hope is to find life created around geothermal vents in the ocean much like deep sea life at the bottom of the earths oceans that survives without the need for the sun.
http://www.space.com/18901-nasa-miss...on-europa.html