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COLLECTION 02 / 006 · EUROPA

The Ice That Breathes

What is beneath this ice? Bring back evidence.

● MARA≈ NIA

WASD / arrows: move · Space: act / pulse · Q: radar mode / lamp · Shift: run / hold to pay out cable · R: recover · M: map · P: pause. Touch: hold arrows and Pay out cable; tap other actions.

Evidence notebook 0

No probe observations yet. Radar suggests where to look; direct exploration can change the interpretation.

STILL UNKNOWN · How far does the liquid extend? Is it connected to the global ocean? Could anything live there? These observations cannot settle those questions.

Fractures on Europa imaged by Juno.
REAL JUNO IMAGE · 2022 · NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS

A real moon. A fictional expedition.

Galileo’s magnetic measurements support a salty ocean. Ice radar compares reflections, but an echo alone does not identify water. This crew, local readings, accessible cavities and compressed depths are fictional. No life has been found on Europa.

NASA · Europa evidence ↗ · NASA · How ice radar works ↗

Expedition complete

You brought back evidence.

Your route and measurements are below. Keep observations separate from interpretations, and leave room for what we do not know. Sol will compare these clues with Io next.

    STILL UNKNOWN · How far does the liquid extend? Is it connected to the global ocean? Could anything live there? These observations cannot settle those questions.

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