Fraser Cain on Nostr: Scientists know how much oxygen is bubbling off Europa into space thanks to NASA's ...
Scientists know how much oxygen is bubbling off Europa into space thanks to NASA's Juno spacecraft. In a new paper, researchers estimate 12 kilograms of oxygen per second coming from Jupiter's moon, driven by ionized particles trapped in Jupiter's magnetic field impacting the surface, breaking up its water molecule by molecule. This is dramatically less than previous estimates of up to 1,000 kilograms per second.
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/juno/nasas-juno-mission-measures-oxygen-production-at-europa/ 
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