Re: Melting through the ice

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Robert E. B. — 12/11/2002 8:43:59 PM (archived)

If I read it right, it would take the probe 15.77 years to penetrate 20km ice. Europa’s gravity is 0.14 that of the Earth, so I knew it would take some time to melt it way down, but 15 years? Wow!

I like Tom’s approach- find a thin spot in the ice. I am betting there are places on that moon where the water is very near the surface.

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Possible problems a Europa probe might encounter - Robert E. B. - 12/10/2002 1:52:50 PM
- Europa probe - Tom Brosz - 12/10/2002 4:21:37 PM
  - Uncoiling wires. - Nick Hoffman - 12/12/2002 12:28:16 PM
    - An obvious (duh!) solution. Thanks to you and LJ. - Tom Brosz - 12/12/2002 5:55:05 PM
  - Melting through the ice - LJ - 12/11/2002 8:12:13 PM
    - Re: Melting through the ice - Robert E. B. - 12/11/2002 8:43:59 PM
  - Good points. - Robert E. B. - 12/11/2002 5:43:11 PM
  - Re: Europa Orbiter - SteveS - 12/10/2002 6:31:16 PM
  - Re: Europa probe - RobVG - 12/10/2002 4:52:21 PM
    - Re: Europa probe - Robert E. B. - 12/10/2002 5:43:38 PM
      - seeding Europa - McFly - 12/10/2002 6:03:38 PM
        
        Re: seeding Europa - Robert E. B. - 12/10/2002 6:17:29 PM
        
        Re: seeding Europa - Radiation? - Vince - 12/10/2002 6:13:32 PM
        
        Re: seeding Europa - Radiation? - Rich_L - 12/11/2002 6:18:38 PM

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