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Europa - What's Under the Ice?

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translation_fallback: 19:00, l 30 i 2013 translation_fallback: EDT (1 translation_fallback: hour)
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EcologyExobiologyAstronomyScience
New data shows a salinity and pH level compatible with anaerobic respiration, and the presence of Epsom salts on the surface says something organic may indeed be happening. What will we find if we do sink a probe through the crust? What kind of biochemistry would work in that setting? (Hint: think glass!) What about sensory systems?

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