Life on Europa - What could live there?
Could alien life exist on Jupiter’s moon Europa?
Beneath its icy crust, Europa may hide a vast ocean with more water than all of Earth’s oceans combined. In this video, we explore why Europa is considered one of the best candidates for extraterrestrial life in our solar system, the energy sources that could sustain it, and what strange creatures might live near hydrothermal vents or under the ice.
From microbial mats to possible predators and filter feeders, we’ll speculate on what Europa’s hidden ecosystems could look like.
0:00 – Intro
0:38 - Europa as a candidate for life
4:31 - Hydrothermal vents
5:27 - Life at Hydrothermal vents
8:26 - The ice crust
9:20 - Life at the ice crust - ocean border
10:57 - Outro
Media Credits
NASA / JPL-Caltech
NOAA Ocean Exploration
Pixabay (royalty-free stock footage)
Yeti Crab photo
Image: "Galathée yéti, un habitant des profondeurs abyssales" by Ifremer
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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