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What would happen if Europa was our moon?
So, if Europa were moved and placed next to Earth, the moon would suddenly find itself within the habitable zone, and it would start to melt. Due to the lacking atmosphere around the moon (it has one, but it is tenuous and very thin), the ice transitions straight from a solid to a gas.
Can we live on the moon Europa?
Europa’s surface is blasted by radiation from Jupiter. That’s a bad thing for life on the surface – it couldn’t survive. But the radiation may create fuel for life in an ocean below the surface. The radiation splits apart water molecules (H2O, made of oxygen and hydrogen) in Europa’s extremely tenuous atmosphere.
What would happen if Europa melted?
Scientists think Europa’s ice shell is 10 to 15 miles (15 to 25 kilometers) thick, floating on an ocean 40 to 100 miles (60 to 150 kilometers) deep. So melting all the ice would reveal no land.
Can humans survive Europa?
Scientists believe that Europa has the right conditions for some form of life to exist there today. Europa has a thin oxygen atmosphere, but it is far too tenuous for humans to breathe. From the surface of Europa, Jupiter appears 24 times larger than the moon appears in our sky.
Which planets can be colonized?
Bodies in the inner Solar System have been considered for terraforming and space colonization. The main candidates for colonization in the inner Solar System are Mars and Venus. Other possible candidates for colonization include the Moon and even Mercury.
How long would it take to get from Mars to Europa?
Its journey to Europa would take about six years.
What would happen if we replaced the Moon with Europa?
With an equatorial diameter of 1,940 miles (3,100 kilometers), Europa is about 90 percent the size of Earth’s Moon. So if we replaced our Moon with Europa, it would appear roughly the same size in the sky as our Moon does, but brighter — much, much brighter.
What would happen if we put Europa in a different orbit?
If Europa was placed in a suitable orbit, closer to the Earth to better simulate the moon, then that will make Europa’s albedo all the more effect. Our new moon Europa will be bright.
Is there life on Jupiter’s moon Europa?
Overview. Beneath the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa is perhaps the most promising place to look for present-day environments suitable for life. Slightly smaller than Earth’s Moon, Europa’s water-ice surface is crisscrossed by long, linear fractures. Like our planet, Europa is thought to have an iron core,…
How big is Europa compared to the Moon?
Size and Distance With an equatorial diameter of 1,940 miles (3,100 kilometers), Europa is about 90 percent the size of Earth’s Moon. So if we replaced our Moon with Europa, it would appear roughly the same size in the sky as our Moon does, but brighter — much, much brighter.