... In the Cassini movie, which also features guest appearances by moons Io and Europa , the smallest cloud structures visible at the equator are about 600 kilometers across. ...
... If living organisms are found in Lake Vida , they may give an indication that life might even still exist under similar frozen ice-sheets , such as under the larger Lake Vostok , parts of Mars, and even moons of Jupiter such as Europa . ...
... Clearly an important step in the search for water and the potential for the origin of life beyond planet Earth, such near-surface reservoirs of water would be far more accessible than, for example, the internal ocean detected on the Jovian moon Europa . ...
... In the early frame above, Ganymede , the largest moon in the solar system, is off the lower right limb of the planet, while intriguing Europa is visible against Jupiter's cloud tops, also near the lower right. ...
... When the exposures were made, on February 28, the comet was about 3.6 light-minutes from Earth. Tomorrow's picture: Gibbous Europa . < | Archive | ...
... Possible future mission s to Jupiter are being proposed that can search Europa and Ganymede for deep oceans that may harbor elements thought important for supporting life . ...
... The video includes the Galilean moons moving along their orbits, beginning with Ganymede and Io casting shadows as they glide in front of Jupiter, followed by Europa and Callisto passing behind the planet's banded disk. ...