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Source Region for Possible Europa Plumes

Source Region for Possible Europa Plumes

01 de agosto de 2026
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Source Region for Possible Europa Plumes
This reprojection of the official USGS basemap of Jupiter's moon Europa is centered at the estimated source region for potential
This reprojection of the official USGS basemap of Jupiter's moon Europa is centered at the estimated source region for potential water vapor plumes that might have been detected using the Hubble Space Telescope.

This reprojection of the official USGS basemap of Jupiter’s moon Europa is centered at the estimated source region for potential water vapor plumes that might have been detected using the Hubble Space Telescope. The view is centered at -65 degrees latitude, 183 degrees longitude.

In addition to the plume source region, the image also shows the hemisphere of Europa that might be affected by plume deposits. This map is composed of images from NASA’s Galileo and Voyager missions. The black region near the south pole results from gaps in imaging coverage.

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Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute

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