by MarkBour » Thu Oct 06, 2022 12:45 am
Just an odd set of thoughts here. If Europa has enough energy being imparted to it, then the subsurface water could indeed be liquid. I don't know if it's proper to call that an ocean, but for want of a better term, then, yes, an "encased ocean". Does this make life likely? Since we don't know quite how life formed for our one example, we end up pretty unsure of the likelihood.
My particular thought is that we don't know whether material that came from space was important on Earth to help life get going. If that were true, then Europa being an enclosed environment might lack the opportunity for life to start up there. Or it might make it a lot harder, for a spark to happen.
Just an odd set of thoughts here. If Europa has enough energy being imparted to it, then the subsurface water could indeed be liquid. I don't know if it's proper to call that an ocean, but for want of a better term, then, yes, an "encased ocean". Does this make life likely? Since we don't know quite how life formed for our one example, we end up pretty unsure of the likelihood.
My particular thought is that we don't know whether material that came from space was important on Earth to help life get going. If that were true, then Europa being an enclosed environment might lack the opportunity for life to start up there. Or it might make it a lot harder, for a spark to happen.