Newly edited photos of Jupiter's moon Europa show striking detail, including scratches and pits dug into the icy moon's surface.
, known in astronomy for his unique image processing of planetary images, has released several newly edited, highly-detailed images of Europa.while probing the crust of the water-ice moon. Scientists hope that Europa will harbor life or provide information to help search for life elsewhere in the galaxy.and are some of the best images of Jupiter’s icy moon that have been seen in decades.
While perhaps less colorful than the original NASA images released back then, Luck’s renderings are much more detailed andPlanetary imaging is made from numerous sensors, allowing for different renderings depending on the mix of data being used., which will launch in October 2024 and will place a spacecraft in orbit around the icy moon. The craft will contain instrumentation better designed to peer below the frozen crust.
NASA deployed the Juno mission to study the surface of Jupiter, and the probe reached the gas giant in 2016. The second spacecraft to study Jupiter was designed to study Jupiter, but the mission was extended, allowing scientists to get a sneak peek of what the Europa Clipper mission may reveal.
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