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Underwater ‘snow’ could be growing on Jupiter’s moon Europa

24 Aug 2022
Mounds of snow-like frazil ice under the Antarctic ice shelf
Chilly worlds: mounds of snow-like frazil ice under the Antarctic ice shelf. According to this latest research, Europa’s ice shell could be made of the same stuff. (Courtesy: copyright Helen Glazer 2015/from the project "Walking in Antarctica" (helenglazer.com))
A study of Antarctic ice shelves suggests that the ice shell covering Jupiter’s moon Europa could

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