Europa is interesting to me because of the very few craters showing. Why is it interesting to you?
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FieryIce wrote:I see an order and pattern in the chaos, which leads to the only possible conclusion, intelligent design.
Ahem!Dr. Skeptic wrote:It looks like a natural regenerating solid over fluid surface to me. Or, an arthroscopic view of an enlarged bladder. :wink:
I stand corrected, thank you.JohnD wrote:Ahem!Dr. Skeptic wrote:It looks like a natural regenerating solid over fluid surface to me. Or, an arthroscopic view of an enlarged bladder.
Where did you qualify, doctor?
Arthron (Greek) a joint >> Arthroscope
Kustis (Greek) a bladder >> Cystis (Latin) >> Cystoscope
Of course if you push hard enough on the 'scope ..............
John
My guess is the cracks are caused by tidal stress from either Jupiter or passes by other moons. I think Europa is tidally locked, but just the eccentricity of its orbit cause enough change in the gravitational force to cause the cracks over millions of years.kovil wrote:A lack of craters, that hadn't hit my consciousness. Perhaps Jupiter protects it? All the cracks, cooled off or dried out, or tectonic stress? The one crater looks like our Moon's Tycho, with the same light color material streaking a long ways out from it. Would that make both moons the same underlying material, or hit by a similar material objects, or is it a trick of the sunlight?