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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Leonie Helm

Could photos of a platypus on the surface of Jupiter's moon ‘Europa’ be the key to discovering life beyond planet Earth?

Europa, one of Jupiter’s 95 moons has scientists curious. They think beneath its icy surface, there might be conditions that make life possible.

Recent photographs taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft have revealed that Jupiter’s fourth largest moon, Europa, has been hiding a rather large secret underneath its icy crust. 

Europa is actually closer to a planet than a moon. It has a magnetic field, a fragile oxygen atmosphere, and a liquid iron core. 

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