Galileo Finds Veritable Chemical Factory On Europa News story
originally written on March 29, 1999 Scientists using
instruments aboard the Galileo spacecraft have found hydrogen
peroxide on Jupiter's moon Europa . This is added to the list of
chemicals such as sulfur dioxide, water ice, and carbon dioxide
that have already been discovered there. The hydrogen peroxide
is created by the intense radiation coming from Jupiter.
Hydrogen peroxide isn't found naturally on Earth's surface
because we aren't hit by as much radiation as Europa. Shop
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was first discovered by Galileo in 1610, making it one of the
Galilean Satellites. It is Jupiter's 4th largest moon, 670,900
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