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Moons of Jupiter may be studied
Seattle, Washington - The skills and technology used to explore the extreme depths of the Earth's oceans will soon find work in space. Scientists are making plans to probe the icy seas of Jupiter's moons and drop a lander to the bizarre, gasoline-like lakes of Titan, a moon of Saturn.
"The possibilities of studying the extraterrestrial oceans in the solar system are now real," said Torrence Johnson, a scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Researchers plan to send orbiters to Ganymede and Europa, Johnson said Saturday at the national meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The two Jupiter moons may be covered with oceans under thick ice.