The POT sent the Juno mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa, also cataloged as an icy moon, and the findings found on the surface of the satellite keep scientists baffled.
After taking photos, the experts confirmed that this moon would be one of the most likely places where life would be found outside of Earth.
According to the report published on the website of The nationWhat a date an article from the us space agencythe images reveal lines that seem to draw roads instead of craterswhich is most commonly found on the Moon.
The most curious thing about these roads is that they are not small, but they extend for several kilometers. The image captured by Juno, which came within 412 km of the surface of Europa, covers about 150 kilometers by 125,200 kilometers of the surfaceaccording to NASA.
“The images reveal a region traversed by a network of fine sulci and double ridges. Near the top right of the image, as well as just to the right and below center, are dark spots, possibly related to something below erupting onto the surface.”, adds the statement.
What do the experts think?
“This image reveals an incredible level of detail in a region that has not previously been imaged at such resolution and under such revealing lighting conditions. Understanding how they formed tells us about the internal and external processes that shape the icy crust.”said Heidi Becker, co-principal investigator for Juno’s Stellar Reference Unit.
Scientists believe that the supposed roads could be the separation of the surface and that the hole could have been filled with something dark.
Scott Bolton, Principal Investigator for the Juno mission, noted: “Cracks and ridges in the ice sheet are considered by many to mark faint lines within the moon’s icy crust. They are accentuated and aggravated by the swelling and lowering of the tides due to the gravitational pull of Jupiter”.
the moon europe It is surrounded by a huge liquid and salty ocean, covered by a crust of ice. It receives its icy moon label because its temperatures drop to minus 99 degrees Celsius and -187 degrees at the poles.