Cracks and Ridges on Europa – NASA's Europa Clipper
Jul 7, 2017 · This enhanced color image shows cracks and ridges on Europa's surface that reveal a detailed geologic history. Some ridges, such as the prominent one at top right, develop into long, arc-shaped "cycloids" that may be related …
Europa: Facts - NASA Science
Europa’s water-ice surface is crisscrossed by dark, reddish-brown cracks. Based on the small number of observable craters, the surface of this moon appears to be no more than 40 to 90 million years old, which is youthful in geologic terms (the surface of Callisto, another of Jupiter’s moons, is estimated to be a few billion years old).
Europa: A guide to Jupiter's icy moon | Space
May 3, 2023 · The surface of Europa is covered with cracks. Many believe these cracks are the result of tidal forces on the ocean beneath the surface.
Newly Reprocessed Images of Europa Show 'Chaos ... - NASA
May 1, 2020 · The surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa features a widely varied landscape, including ridges, bands, small rounded domes and disrupted spaces that geologists call “chaos terrain.”. Three newly reprocessed images, taken by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990s, reveal details in diverse surface features on Europa.
Long-Stressed Europa Likely Off-Kilter at One Time - NASA
Sep 18, 2013 · This close-up of the Bright Plains region near the equator of Europa reveals layer upon layer of cracks (left). By interpreting the directions of the long, straight cracks called lineaments (right), NASA scientists determined that Europa probably rotated around a tilted axis at …
Cracks and Ridges Distorted by Europan Fault Motion
Jan 8, 2019 · These cracks and ridges in the south polar region of Jupiter's moon Europa have been rotated into sigmoidal or "S" shapes by the motion of Astypalaea Linea, a strike-slip fault in the moon's icy surface.
Scientists Think They've Cracked The Mystery of Europa's
The ice shell floats on Europa's ocean, so it can rotate independently from the rest of the moon, including the ocean, rocky interior, and metallic core. Scientists have long suspected this, but the forces driving the shell's rotation have been mysterious.
In Depth – NASA's Europa Clipper
Slightly smaller than Earth's Moon, Europa’s water-ice surface is crisscrossed by long, linear fractures, cracks, ridges and bands. The moon’s ice shell is probably 10 to 15 miles (15 to 25 kilometers) thick, beneath which the ocean is estimated to be 40 to 100 miles (60 to 150 kilometers) deep.
New Explanation Uncovered for the Mysterious Motion of Europa…
Mar 25, 2023 · Cracks and ridges could result from the icy shell slowly stretching and collapsing over time as it is pushed and tugged by the ocean currents. NASA’s Europa Clipper will swoop around Jupiter on an elliptical path, dipping close to its moon Europa on each flyby to collect data.
The true polar wander of Jupiter’s moon Europa - EarthSky
Sep 4, 2020 · Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa looks a bit like a round cracked egg, with its smooth outer ice crust covered in brownish-stained fissures. Those cracks in Europa’s ice shell record the history of...