A Mission That NASA Is Planning to Launch Between 2022

question 59

Multiple Choice

A mission that NASA is planning to launch between 2022 and 2025 will be able to confirm the presence of a subsurface ocean on Europa by using a

• A) spectrometer to detect the spectral signature of liquid water at and beneath the surface
• B) camera to observe the formation and breakup of icebergs on the surface
• C) projectile to break the thin icy crust to reveal the water below
• D) laser altimeter to detect the regular bulging of the thin icy crust on top of the ocean due to tidal forces

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