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et — 10/7/2004 3:15:12 AM (archived)

Mark meant relatively near the surface. What exactly that means has yet to be determined.
The experts in the subject are far from agreement on a precise interpretation of the data.

Although NH3 + H20 is conductive, spectroscopy of the Europan suface reveals that the content of an ocean is mostly MgSO4 (assuming it exists).

For a free, quick, and relatively recent intro to the current state of thinking on the matter, see the abstracts from the Europa workshop at LPI from Feb '04.

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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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