Artist’s concept shows shallow imperfections in Europa’s ice shell
An artist’s concept from NASA Science depicts a cutaway view of Europa’s ice shell on the icy moon of Jupiter.
The depiction contains a shallow layer of small imperfections (cracks, pores, and voids) that extend down from the surface hundreds of feet.
Europa is thought to harbor an ocean below its frozen exterior, the post says.
The NASA post also notes "Data used to generate a new result…" but the available excerpt does not include that result or further detail.
What is known from the post: the image shows a near-surface layer of imperfections reaching hundreds of feet and that Europa likely has an ocean beneath its ice. What is not provided in the excerpt: the specific new result or the underlying data. The post appeared first on NASA Science.
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