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's icy moon Europa has long been thought of as one of the most habitable worlds in the Solar System. Now the Juno mission to Jupiter has directly sampled its atmosphere in detail for the first time.
Although Europa boasts three basic ingredients for life – water, the right chemical elements and a source of heat – we don't yet know if there has been enough time for life to develop.of organic compounds including hydrocarbon and tholins, born in the high atmosphere. These then float down to the surface coating it with ingredients for life.sent to Jupiter so far. It can measure the energy, direction and composition of charged particles on the surface.
Europa also has a pickup process. The new measurements show the telltale signs of pickup molecular oxygen and hydrogen ions from the surface and atmosphere. Some of these escape from Europa, whereas some hit the icy surface enhancing the amount of oxygen at and under the surface.
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