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New research suggests that there is enough oxygen available in the subsurface ocean of Europa to support oxygen-based metabolic processes for life similar to that on Earth. In fact, there may be enough oxygen to support complex, animal-like organisms with greater oxygen demands than microorganisms.
Originally posted by OnceReturned
It offers strong support for the idea that life will arise literally everywhere that it possibly can.
Originally posted by OnceReturned
The life in the deep oceans of earth is alien enough, I cannot image what is lurking at the bottom of true alien oceans.
Originally posted by Chonx
The next proposed mission won't even launch until 2020 and that's if it wins the funding. That's a bit of a shame and I hope we go there sooner because the possibilities are so tantalising!
[edit on 2-2-2010 by Chonx]