Ocean more likely

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Ocean more likely

Adam — 10/6/2004 10:35:26 PM (archived)

Hi All

Just to be a contrarian I personally think that Triton is more likely to have an ocean than Europa - albeit an exotic one - because it's more likely to have ammonia present to act as an anti-freeze.

Here's an article to that effect...

Icy Oceans

plus a follow up on ice phases...

Ice Mantles

...personally I think the hemispherical melting that Triton has undergone is an anomaly worth another look. Also the cryovolcanism and the atmosphere have got to be more interesting than airless Europa. However I have a soft spot for the Galileans, especially Ganymede.

Why should we expect the US to go it alone? The ESA has some interesting Pluto Orbiter designs too.

Adam

The whole thread (16 posts)

New Horizons II. Back To Uranus - Mark Eby - 10/6/2004 3:14:42 AM
- Triton in the picture? - REB - 10/6/2004 1:53:27 PM
  - Ocean more likely - Adam - 10/6/2004 10:35:26 PM
    - re: Ocean more likely - REB - 10/7/2004 1:40:35 PM
      - re: Ocean more likely - Marcia - 10/7/2004 1:59:03 PM
    - A Europan Ocean Is A Sure Bet - Mark Eby - 10/7/2004 1:22:03 AM
      - Don't bank on it - Adam - 10/7/2004 1:36:50 AM
        
        I think we can agree on.... - et - 10/7/2004 3:15:12 AM
        
        Yes Titan and Triton Likely to Resemble Ganymede or Callisto in Depth - Mark Eby - 10/8/2004 2:24:14 AM
        
        Better alternative... - Adam - 10/8/2004 6:47:55 AM
  - It might be if they cancel JIMO - pwokenyaw - 10/6/2004 4:52:28 PM
    - Yea, ...[sigh] - et - 10/6/2004 5:18:35 PM
      - re: Yea, ...[sigh] - pwokenyaw - 10/6/2004 7:42:39 PM
- re: New Horizons II. Back To Uranus - Marcia - 10/6/2004 12:57:59 PM
  - Depening upon who is the US president - phil - 10/6/2004 6:19:17 PM
    - Exactly - alcaray - 10/6/2004 8:51:07 PM

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