A mission that NASA is planning to launch between 2022 and 2025 will be able to confirm the presence of a subsurface ocean on Europa by using a
A) spectrometer to detect the spectral signature of liquid water at and beneath the surface
B) camera to observe the formation and breakup of icebergs on the surface
C) projectile to break the thin icy crust to reveal the water below
D) laser altimeter to detect the regular bulging of the thin icy crust on top of the ocean due to tidal forces
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Q26: In the subsurface ocean beneath Europa's icy
Q27: Energy to support a reasonable total biomass
Q28: Which of the following is seen on
Q29: Tidal heating is not important for which
Q30: Which of the features is seen on
Q32: Compared to the total energy available to
Q33: Europa is most likely made of
A) pure
Q34: Energy to support an origin of life
Q35: Which of the three key environmental requirements
Q36: Life in the subsurface ocean of Europa
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