Exploring Europa: The Possibility of Life

What is the primary source of information about Europa's surface?

• NASA's Galileo spacecraft

• The Mars Rover

• The Voyager spacecraft

• NASA's Hubble Telescope

What evidence suggests the presence of a subsurface ocean on Europa?

• Thick atmosphere

• Detection of a magnetic field

• The presence of volcanoes

• High surface temperatures

How is Europa's icy crust believed to be heated?

• Meteor impacts

• Tidal heating from Jupiter

• Volcanic eruptions

• Solar radiation

What organic compound is formed when Europa's carbon dioxide is impacted by radiation?

• Ethanol

• Ammonia

• Formaldehyde

• Methane

What are Pho silicates, and why are they significant?

• A type of ice found on Europa

• A type of rock found on Earth

• Minerals that form in water, possibly linked to life's origins

• A type of gas in Europa's atmosphere

What Earth feature is Europa's environment compared to?

• Rainforests

• Deserts

• Mountain ranges

• Deep-sea hydrothermal vents

What type of microorganisms are found around Earth's hydrothermal vents?

• Photosynthetic bacteria

• Extremophiles

• Algae

• Fungi

What is the main goal of NASA's Europa Multiple Flyby Mission?

• To land on Europa

• To explore Mars

• To study Jupiter's atmosphere

• To investigate Europa's habitability

When is the JUICE mission expected to arrive at Jupiter?

• 2028

• 2030

• 2025

• 2022

Which two moons, besides Europa, will the JUICE mission study?

• Triton and Rhea

• Phobos and Deimos

• Ganymede and Callisto

• Io and Titan