Description
1) Using the search engine of your choice, find the atmospheric composition and density for both Io and Titan.
Io:
Europa:
Titan:
2) Using the search engine of your choice, find the following parameters for the Galilean moon Io:
Surface temperature:
Surface composition:
3) Using the search engine of your choice, find the following parameters for the Galilean moon Europa:
Thickness of surface ice:
Composition of surface ice:
Composition of liquid ocean beneath surface ice:
4) From the following URLs define cryovolcanism and hydrothermal venting. If you are not familiar with these terms, look up their definition first.
https://astrobites.org/2017/04/20/active-cryovolcanism-on-europa/ (Links to an external site.)
https://www.astrobio.net/alien-life/shallow-biospheres-exist-beneath-icy-ceilings-ocean-moons/ (Links to an external site.)
5) Using the search engine of your choice, find the following parameters for Saturn’s moon Titan:
Surface temperature:
Surface composition:
6) Of the five satellites discussed here, which one(s) do you think have a good probability for life? Which ones do you think can sustain life? Which ones do you think cannot sustain life?
Briefly justify your answers.
Explanation & Answer
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Moons of the Solar System
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Moons of the Solar System
1. Using the search engine of your choice, find the atmospheric composition and density for
both Io and Titan.
a. Io:
i. Atmospheric Composition: Sulfur Dioxide (NASA, 2019a).
ii. Atmospheric Density: 3.53 g/cm3 (NASA, 2019a).
b. Europa:
i. Atmospheric Composition: Molecular Oxygen (Williams, 2015).
ii. Atmospheric Density: 3.013 g/cm3 (Williams, 2015).
c. Titan:
i. Atmospheric Composition: Nitrogen and Methane (NASA, 2019c).
ii. Atmospheric Density: 1.882g/cm3 (NASA, 2019c).
2. Using the search engine of your choice, find the following parameters for the G...
