Natural Analogue Constraints on Europa's Non‐ice Surface Material

Non‐icy material on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa is hypothesized to have originated from its subsurface ocean and thus provide a record of ocean composition and habitability. The nature of this material is debated, but observations suggest that it comprises hydrated sulfate and chloride...

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Veröffentlicht in:Geophysical research letters 2019-06, Vol.46 (11), p.5759-5767
Hauptverfasser: Fox‐Powell, Mark G., Osinski, Gordon R., Applin, Daniel, Stromberg, Jessica M., Gázquez, Fernando, Cloutis, Ed, Allender, Elyse, Cousins, Claire R.
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Zusammenfassung:Non‐icy material on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa is hypothesized to have originated from its subsurface ocean and thus provide a record of ocean composition and habitability. The nature of this material is debated, but observations suggest that it comprises hydrated sulfate and chloride salts. Analogue spectroscopic studies have previously focused on single‐phase salts under controlled laboratory conditions. We investigated natural salts from perennially cold (
ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007
DOI:10.1029/2018GL081339