Jupiter’s moon Europa has landforms similar to Greenland’s

A new study published in a landform in Northwest Greenland as a result of examining the formation and interior structure of double ridges discovered on the frozen surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa. similarity offers new indications that the satellite may harbor life.

Europa Clipper will provide more information about the moon

Using surface altitude and radar sounding data, long landforms on Europa’s surface, called double ridges, have similarities with some of the landforms found in Greenland it turned out to be. Europa, which has been the subject of research for a while in the search for extraterrestrial life, has once again attracted attention with the new study.

Co-author of the study, Stanford University geophysicist Riley Culberg said: “The presence of liquid water in the ice crust suggests that the exchange between the ocean and the ice crust is widespread and may be important for the chemical cycle that will help support life. Especially shallow water, at least without having to fully access the deep ocean for future space missions. It means there may be easier targets for imagery or sampling that could preserve evidence.” made statements.

To learn more about Europa, NASA will launch the Europa Clipper spacecraft in 2024, but the spacecraft will reach orbit in 2030.