Jupiter's moon Europa may have had a slow evolution

Europa may have a metamorphic origin for the ocean. While some scientists speculated this, a research team shows that if Europa indeed formed from hydrated rocks (i.e., rocks have hydrogen and oxygen), then enough of Europa’s interior should get hot enough to release water directly from the hydrated rocks to form the ocean and ice shell.


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Source: ScienceDaily