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Re:NASA spacecraft to probe possibility of life in Europa's ... by tagami on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @03:59PM (#41651254)
that would surely mess with any organics you might want to find
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Re:NASA spacecraft to probe possibility of life in Europa's ... by ceejayoz on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @07:06PM (#41652809)
No, not really. Water is very effective shielding, and you could melt a base station through the ice and do exploration with subs it sends out if you want fairly pristine samples. In the Jupiter system, it's also hardly the biggest radiation source around.
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