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Is Europa Habitable? Juno Spacecraft Measures Oxygen Production on Jupiter’s Moon

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SwRI scientists used the Jovian Auroral Distributions Experiment (JADE) instrument to definitively detect oxygen and hydrogen in the atmosphere of one of Jupiter's largest moons, Europa. The study provides the first direct in-situ measurement of water components existing in Europa's atmosphere, giving us a narrow range that could support habitability.

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Is Europa Habitable? Juno Spacecraft Measures Oxygen Production on Jupiter’s Moon

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has provided crucial data on the charged particles in Europa's atmosphere, revealing insights into its potential for supporting life. This study, involving in-situ measurements of oxygen and hydrogen, brings new understanding to Europa's environmental conditions and its subsur

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