Еuroрa hides 3 million tons of extraterrestrial organisms

Еurоpа is not the only place in the solar system that has favorable conditions for extraterrestrial life. Another energy candidate is Enselat, Saturn's satellite. It is suspected that under its frozen shell is an ocean that jellyfish are mastering .

Scientists even believe that Europa is the place to find representatives of aliens. There are not only low-level bacteria but also large animals, such as some fish and octopus, because they have the conditions to exist and survive. This has been demonstrated and calculated in the work of Dr. Richard Greenberg, Moon and Planet Laboratory, University of Arizona.

Еuroра is a satellite of Jupiter. Its size is equivalent to our Moon. The surface of Europa covered with ice. The place was thick, thin, the thickest place was several kilometers. The Europa surface also has cracks through it, rising water. Under the ice is the ocean. The depth of the ocean reaches 160 kilometers. It is thought that the amount of water on Europa is greater than that of Earth. Under that deep water layer, there are many secrets.

In the country, under the ice it is very likely that 'someone' is living. Wanting this requires oxygen. Where does the oxygen come from? Greenberg answers: from the gas that creates life.

Euroра is a satellite of Jupiter.

According to him, oxygen forms on the surface of Europa due to the bombardment of particles in the solar wind on the ice. Next, the 'enriched' ice was cracked, mixed together and sank deep into the ocean due to the enormous gravity of Jupiter. As a result, oxygen will gradually saturate the ocean water.

According to Greenberg's calculations, ocean waters of Europa have oxygen content not less than our ocean content. To achieve this level, the above process had to take place for 2 billion years. Europa's current oxygen content is sufficient to sustain the life of many different organisms (collectively known as extraterrestrial organisms) with a total volume of up to 300 billion tons.

Scientists envision the structure of Jupiter's moon Europa.

Before planning a flight to Europa to search for life, NASA scientists embarked on Arctic surveys, considered rehearsals.

NASA experts drilled holes 200 meters deep in the west of the Arctic. They have obtained a number of bacteria samples. When taken to that depth, they saw species like shrimps, 8 cm long.

In addition to the shrimps (temporarily called so), swim through cameras with jellyfish with tentacles reaching out.The jellyfish body is also about 30 cm long.

But it's not shrimp at all - expert Robert Bindschadler explained. They look like a member of the Amphipod family. The creature surprised and hoped that they could not swim more than 20 km, so they were native species, living under thick ice. Conditions of living here are unprecedented harsh. So it is quite possible to think that on Europa there is definitely a creature.

And there are certainly many strange things to fly to Europa.

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