NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured the most detailed view yet Jupiter’s Moonwhich might host alien life, according to scientists.
And NASA revealed a stunning close-up of the frozen Jupiter moon, showing the most details we’ve ever seen, revealing the snapshot of the icy surface of Europa, where scientists believe that alien life may exist.
has passed Starship It is only 256 miles (regarding 400 kilometers) over Europe. And although it only captured a portion of Europa’s crust – it’s actually the clearest picture of Europa ever obtained.
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The latest images show what scientists describe as the “puzzling region”, which is regarding 93 miles by 125 miles, and appears as a network of fine grooves, double edges, and pairs of long parallel lines, which are actually features high in the ice of Jupiter’s moon Europa. ».
NASA also says that the dark spots may be caused by something from below exploding on the surface, while the white spots are signals of high-energy particles from intense radiation around the moon.
The image was taken by the space agency’s Juno spacecraft, which was sent to study Jupiter more than ten years ago.
It is noteworthy that the Juno spacecraft was launched in August 2011, but it did not reach Jupiter’s orbit until July 2016.