ASTR 101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Hydrogen Cyanide, The Moons, Solar Wind
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A: the moons of the outer planet consists of a mixture of both ice and rock, while our. A: the surface of europa features jagged blocks of ice that seem to have rotated and collided with one another, which would not likely happen on a solid moon. Long, straight cracks can also be seen in the crust, which are likely to have happened over a liquid subsurface layer than a solid one. Also, a weak magnetic field implies that the presence of liquid layer is below the surface. This is interesting for searchers of extraterrestrial life because, life as we know it, depends on liquid water. So where the(cid:568)e is li(cid:567)uid (cid:623)ate(cid:568), the(cid:568)e"s likel(cid:629) to (cid:427)e li(cid:468)e as (cid:623)ell. Q: exampain the energy that powers the volcanoes of io. A: io is close enough to jupiter to be able to experience significant tidal heating, where the moon alternately stretches and relaxes in its elliptical orbit about the planet.
