Comments on: Pole Shift on Europa?

By: mrheadies 420

mrheadies 420 — Sat, 31 May 2008 09:09:38 +0000

this bubble hash is sooo tastey!!

By: YahooSerious

YahooSerious — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:31:21 +0000

why don't we just send one of those fish-finders?

By: Matthias

Matthias — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:59:31 +0000

Well, if Europa's crust is indeed completely suspended – couldn't it then be considered one giant continent? Then we'd be back to apparent polar wander again.

By: Kevin M.

Kevin M. — Sat, 17 May 2008 04:00:00 +0000

Couldn't we drop a few seismic probes on Europa to map the interior, to get a better picture of exactly what is under the ice? That might be the first step. Or something like a Europa Reconnaisance Orbiter with radar or gravity mapper. Heck, we could even nuke a small hole in the surface and see if it produces liquid.

By: zifferman

zifferman — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:51:49 +0000

The press Release that was quoted originally was from Carnegie Institute,
which fails to mention either of the other authors!

For a proper treatment and links to the
paper itself, and further information:

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/eatures/europa/cropCircles/

By: Dave Bowman

Dave Bowman — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:41:50 +0000

Are all of you insane? You obviously didn't get the memo:

ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS EXCEPT EUROPA. ATTEMPT NO LANDINGS THERE.

By: tontotoo

tontotoo — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:40:31 +0000

I thought we were told to explore any world BUT Europa by the Monolith?

By: owen

owen — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:53:05 +0000

Europa should be explored in great detail.

By: Emission Nebula

Emission Nebula — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:43:34 +0000

Amen Maugrim.

Europa should be top priority.

Will we find life there? Maybe.
Should we look? Without a question.

Oh, I know I havent been saying anything here for awhile, thats due to lack of internet. But great article Nancy

By: Maugrim

Maugrim — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:41:35 +0000

God I love Europa. I can't wait until we send a mission there.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 15 May 2008 05:00:04 +0000

If this is 100% true, this provides some very conclusive evidence that Europa is indeed sitting on top on an ocean. If the ice is able to shift the axis of the planet, it proves that
1. Liquid water is indeed under the surface
2. That the ice is less dense in places that the poles
3. There is sufficient heat to generate tempertaures suitable for ocean life to evolve, potentially more than just bacteria around thermal vents, providing they don't need sunlight