352-europa-probe-dixon –A cross-sectional speculative illustration of the Jovian moon Europa, revealing a robotic submarine probe exploring the dark, deep liquid water ocean beneath the thick, fractured ice crust. The upper portion of the frame shows the moon's rugged, brownish-orange surface cutting across the horizon, with a massive Jupiter and a smaller transiting moon rising into the black vacuum of space. The submarine navigates the abyssal depths using a forward-facing spotlight, illuminating sub-surface ice formations and potential hydrothermal venting activity in the lower right. digital, for Scientific American
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