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Evidence emerges for a carbon-rich ocean on Europa

26 Sep 2023
Image of Europa, which appears as a round, bluish object with a white blotch near the centre
Icy surface: Jupiter's moon Europa, as seen by JWST’s NIRCam. Tara Regio is the white area in the centre. (Courtesy: NASA, ESA, CSA, Gerónimo Villanueva/NASA-GSFC, Samantha K Trumbo/Cornell University).
Planetary scientists in the US have traced carbon on the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa to the i

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