“Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” – Arthur C. Clarke.

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“Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” – Arthur C. Clarke

EUROPA A GALILEAN MOON OF JUPITER If there is extraterrestrial life in our solar system, its here.

December 12 th 2013

What makes Europa Special? Potential for Extraterrestrial life. Confirmed presence of H 2 O.

What makes Europa Special? Slightly smaller than our moon Ice covered, rock based, covered in organic silicates.

What type of water? Geysers 200km tall. (23x taller than Mt. Everest) Oceans 100 miles deep.

Hubble images of Geysers

What is the structure of Europa?

What type of water? Potential for ice, oceans or more...

How will we get to Europa?

The Europa Clipper

Video

What do the Experts say?

“We have to explore Europa,” said Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye. “It will take a small adjustment to the Planetary Science budget to mount a mission that will have us solving problems that have never been solved before; there will be innovations and economic benefits. What if there are signs of life there? We would all think of our place in the scheme of things differently. It would utterly change the world.”