2006-06-21 10:56:38 · 10 answers · asked by vidnate09 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Well... There is some interesting surface facts than can be proof of water under the ice.
And chemo-Genesis (the "evolution" of life from it's raw chemicals) and chemo-synthesis (life based on chemical energy) are know proven facts. So....
If there is water on Europa, we know the planet is geological active, so if there are "black smokers" and fissures of that sort on the ocean floor, and if they produced enough energy for the raw chemicals of life to form amino acids, then yes there is life on Europa.
Depending on how long ago this happened would determine
2006-06-21 11:15:08 · answer #1 · answered by boter_99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sure hope so, and by the way, all ecosystems don't need light, think of the tube worms down at the very depths of the ocean, they get no sunlight and are still thriving down there, scientists didn't think anything could live in conditions like those but life proved to be hardy!
2006-06-21 22:25:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES, Arthur C Clark proved that there is life on Europa in 2010.
No - wait - that was fiction. Damn!
I guess we'll have to wait until someone sends a probe over there.
2006-06-21 18:27:54 · answer #3 · answered by Amar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that yes, there is a possibility for living organisms to be living there. What? An ecosystem? I don't really think so.
P.S What I meant by "living organisms" are like bacteria and miscroscopic organisms, stuff like that. Not penguins!
2006-06-21 18:12:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Science doesn't work by opinions. The conditions are similar to some theories of how life developed on the early Earth. We'll have to send a probe to get underneath before we can know.
2006-06-21 18:01:30 · answer #5 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don't think this is a matter of opinion, per say. I think this is more a matter of collecting data and proving one way or another... and being able to READ the data when it returns, which I'm sure MOST (not all) are not currently capable of doing....
2006-06-21 20:55:56 · answer #6 · answered by Issys 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes! The conditions seem to be right, the age about right. There might only be microbs but its still life. I would not rule out Mars and Venus yet eaither
2006-06-21 18:01:15 · answer #7 · answered by Autum_Witch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not enough sunlight to support an ecosystem.
2006-06-21 17:59:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my opinion about Europa is optimistic, they find ice and it so good maybe find life there in future.
2006-06-22 10:33:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that there are any ecosystems down there, but there could be microorganisms.
2006-06-21 18:02:24 · answer #10 · answered by Science_Guy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋