Open AccessSeeking Salt That Surfaces from Europa’s Hidden Ocean
Author(s) -
Sarah Stanley
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2018eo091197
Subject(s) - astrobiology , salt (chemistry) , oceanography , environmental science , geology , chemistry , physics
Irradiation-induced color changes in sodium chloride could reveal whether it came from ocean water mixing with surface water, a key component of the moon’s potential to support life.