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Europa

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Europa by Luke, Maggie, and Abbagail

Photo by alpoma

EUROPA IS JUPITERS ONE AND ONLY MOON

NASA SCIENTISTS HOPE TO DISCOVER LIVING ORGANISMS WITH A MISSION TO EUROPA

H2O MUST BE PRESENT TO SUSTAIN LIFE ON EUROPA

GIVE HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOS OF THE OUTER SURFACE OF EUROPA

DETERMINES THE THICKNESS OF THE MOON'S ICY SHELL

and search for subsurface lakes similar to those beneath Antarctica's ice sheet.

MAGNETOMETER MEASURES THE STRENGTH AND DIRECTION OF THEIR MAGNETIC FIELD

THE THERMAL INSTRUMENT SURVEYS ITS FORZEN SURFACE

NASA'S HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OBSERVED WATER VAPOR ABOVE

THE SOUTH POLAR REGION OF EUROPA IN 2012

NASA SCIENTIST ARE TRYING TO AVOID

DRILLING THOUGH LAYERS OF ICE BY STUDYING THE COMPOSITION

SPACECRAFT WOULD PERFORM 45 FLYBYS OR EUROPA

CLOSEST-APPROACH ALTITUDES VARYING FROM 1700 MILES TO 16 MILES