Friday, December 13, 2013

Spectacular Water Plumes Taller than Mount Everest Discovered on Europa

Spectacular Water Plumes Taller than Mount Everest Discovered on Europa
Huge active plumes containing water vapour being released from the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa have been discovered. This sensational find was made using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Europa has been a focus of extraterrestrial research for some time now as there were clear indications that it harbours a liquid ocean beneath its icy crust.