April 2001

Mars vs Europa

Where should we be looking for life

Brief Description

It seems like everyone's in a tizzy about Mars doesn't it? Well, I certainly qualify. I think Mars is a fascinating place, worthy of extensive exploration. I believe that the chances of finding signs of past life on Mars aren't entirely neglible. However, by far, the most interesting place in the solar system (aside from Earth of course) is Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. Europa is covered in a several-mile thick layer of ice, beneath which it is widely believed that a tremendous liquid water ocean has existed for millenia. Water is the most fundamental basis of life on Earth, and if our understanding of life on Earth is any indication, where there is water, life can almost always take hold.

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