Space photo of the week: NASA sees a 'Platypus' move on Jupiter's moon Europa
The Juno spacecraft, which orbits Jupiter, has been imaging the giant planet's moon Europa and spotted apparent movement in its icy crust.
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The Juno spacecraft, which orbits Jupiter, has been imaging the giant planet's moon Europa and spotted apparent movement in its icy crust.
Europa's outer ice shell is not where it used to be, and new Juno images suggest it may be "free-floating across the moon
NASA's Juno mission has imaged Jupiter's intriguing moon Europa, a top target of habitability research due to its liquid water ocean beneath a thick icy crust.
During a close flyby of Europa, the Juno spacecraft was at an altitude of just 330 kilometers (220 miles) above the moon's surface. It caught some awesome images, too.
These are the first high-resolution shots of Jupiter's moon since the Galileo flyby in 2000.