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- From: ruca@pinkie.saber-si.pt (Rui Sousa)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Re: Deep-sea Diving on Europa
- Message-ID: <RUCA.92Aug19130503@pinkie.saber-si.pt>
- Date: 19 Aug 92 13:05:03 GMT
- References: <memo.578693@cix.compulink.co.uk>
- Sender: ruca@pinkie.saber-si.pt (Rui Sousa)
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- In-Reply-To: sbirkett@cix.compulink.co.uk's message of Sun, 16 Aug 1992 18: 25:09 +0000
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- In article <memo.578693@cix.compulink.co.uk> sbirkett@cix.compulink.co.uk (Stuart Birkett) writes:
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- From: sbirkett@cix.compulink.co.uk (Stuart Birkett)
- Reply-To: sbirkett@cix.compulink.co.uk
- Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 18:25:09 +0000
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- > Marc Barrett writes.......
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- > > Many scientists and science fiction writers have speculated
- > > about the possibility of life in the depths of the oceans on
- > > Europa.
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- > What are the oceans of Europa composed of?
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- > Stuart......
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- Mostly water, based on what the Voyagers have seen on Europa's surface
- (water ice). The ice crust should be a couple of kilometers thick, so
- explorers should look for cracks or they would have to dig a lot... :-)
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- Rui Sousa
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