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		slg on June 18, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: All Systems Go for NASA's Mission to Jupiter Moon ... The way I heard it described is that the ice is basically an atmosphere except it is solid instead of gaseous. It apparently provides similar benefits to our atmosphere like stabilizing temperature and shielding from radiation.

foobarian on June 19, 2015 | [–]

Cryosphere!

wkcamp on June 19, 2015 | [–]

Does the "solid atmosphere" provide any unique benefits for Europa?

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