The planet Jupiter is at the center of a first for all of humanity, and this is because an astonishing discovery was confirmed during this day and we are talking about something that no one knew could be true. More precisely, in the atmosphere of the moon Ganymede, which is in orbit near the planet Jupiter, NASA scientists used the Hubble space telescope to discover water vapor, and from here, of course, theories about the existence of life appear.
The planet Jupiter has made this astonishing discovery based on old and new images that have been studied by scientists, and the water vapor on the moon Ganymede could be the basis of important research in the future. NASA discovered in the past that the moon Ganymede near the planet Jupiter would hide more water than all that exists on Earth, it being hidden under the surface, in several lakes, the largest being over 160 km underground.
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However, the planet Jupiter would not have water vapor raised from under its surface, but apparently through sublimation, according to some observations made by scientists until now. For now, those at NASA cannot analyze too closely what is happening on the planet Jupiter, so it is expected that an ESA mission will arrive there to unravel the existing mysteries, but the spacecraft could only arrive somewhere around the year 2029, according to the more recent data.
"For the first time, astronomers have discovered evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Ganymede. This water vapor forms when the ice on the moon's surface sublimates – that is, it turns from a solid to a gas. Previous research has provided circumstantial evidence that Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, contains more water than all of Earth's oceans. However, the temperatures are so cold that the surface water is solid. Ganymede's ocean would reside about 100 miles below the crust; therefore water vapor would not represent the evaporation of this ocean.”
The planet Jupiter will be explored more carefully only in 8 years to see if it, or its moons, hide secrets that could allow scientists to discover signs of life there. Of course, it will take a lot of patience to find all the necessary evidence for the current theories to be tested for the planet Jupiter, or the moon Ganymede, the analysis of the images sent from there could take years.
The planet Jupiter has little chance of hiding life forms there, and that's because the environment is extremely unfriendly, but the situation of its moons is much different, as you well know.
