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Robert Walker

In the paper: HOW ROUGH IS THE SURFACE OF EUROPA AT LANDER SCALE?Hobley et al produce this table

So, for a surface temperature of 132 K (about -150 C) it loses about 5.66 meters over the average age of the surface of 50 million years. For a temperature of 128 °K (-154 °C) it loses 1.28 meters in 50 million years, tailing off to 10 cms at 116 °K (-166 °C).

One scientist has suggested this may lead to spectacular ice blades especially in equatorial regions

For more on this: If there is a possibility of life on Europa, then why did NASA land a craft on Titan and not Europa?

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Robert Walker

Robert Walker

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