How Europa Shocked NASA Scientists | Our Solar System's Moons: Europa

The video explores Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, highlighting its unique features and potential for life. Europa's surface is predominantly water ice, with distinctive linear fractures and chaos terrains. The moon's subsurface ocean, heated by tidal forces, may harbor life. Europa's atmosphere is primarily oxygen, formed by radiolysis. Future missions like NASA's Europa Clipper and ESA's JUICE aim to study Europa's surface and subsurface ocean, seeking signs of life.

What is the orbital resonance ratio among the first three Galilean moons?

• 2:3:4

• 1:2:3

• 4:2:1

• 3:2:1

What are the long, continuous fractures on Europa's surface called?

• Penitentes

• Lenticulae

• Linear

• Chaos terrains

What phenomenon on Europa might cause it to glow in the dark?

• Radiation-induced luminescence

• Auroras

• Bioluminescent organisms

• Volcanic activity

What is the primary component of Europa's atmosphere?

• Carbon dioxide

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Methane

What evidence suggests the presence of a subsurface ocean on Europa?

• Thick atmosphere

• Presence of craters

• Magnetic field changes

• High surface temperature

How deep is Europa's subsurface ocean believed to be?

• 200-300 kilometers

• 60-150 kilometers

• 30-50 kilometers

• 10-20 kilometers

What makes Europa's ocean a potential habitat for life?

• Abundant vegetation

• High atmospheric pressure

• Contact with rocky mantle

• Presence of sunlight

Which spacecraft is scheduled to perform flybys of Europa?

• Voyager

• Cassini

• Europa Clipper

• Galileo

What is the main goal of the JUICE mission?

• To land on Europa

• To explore Jupiter's atmosphere

• To study Europa's water plumes and atmosphere

• To map Europa's surface

What is the expected outcome of the Europa Clipper mission?

• To confirm the presence of life

• To map the entire surface of Europa

• To establish a human base on Europa

• To provide insights into Europa's potential for life