Previous, I made a post about the planets that could sustain life. But today, I want to go into our solar system.
Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system is a gas giant, meaning it comprises of just gases and has no solid surface. And this property of the planet makes it inhabitable for life as we know it. However, one of the 97 moons of the planet has a very high chances of sustaining life- Europa.
Discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610, Europa is one the largest moons of Jupiter. Unlike Jupiter, it has a icy solid surface.
And under all this ice, a saltwater ocean, bigger than ours is likely to exist.
Named after the Phoenician princess from Greek mythology, abducted by Zeus, the moon is also very likely to have a lot of organic compounds necessary to sustain life as we know it. Besides these factors, it might also have strong tidal and geothermal energy sources.
Slightly smaller in size than our own moon, Europa provides a lot of essential factors for the sustainability of life.
And for the search of life in Europa, NASA is also sending spacecrafts to Europa in the future. Europa Clipper would reach Europa in April 2030, covering about 1.8 billion kms of distance. It would orbit Jupiter and conduct 49 flybys to Europa.
And it would have all kinds of gravitation tools, communication tools and all of that fascinating things.
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