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Europa – The Ocean Moon tells the story of the Galileo spacecraft probe to Jupiter's moon, Europa. It provides a detailed description of the physical processes, including the dominating tidal forces that operate on Europa, and includes a comprehensive tour of Europa using images taken by Galileo's camera. The book reviews and evaluates the interpretative work carried out to date, providing a philosophical discussion of the scientific process of analyzing results and the pitfalls that accompany it. It also examines the astrobiological constraints on this possible biosphere, and implications for future research, exploration and planetary biological protection. Europa – The Ocean Moon provides a unique understanding of the Galileo images of Europa, discusses the theory of tidal processes that govern its icy ridged and disrupted surface, and examines in detail the physical setting that might sustain extra-terrestrial life in Europa's ocean and icy crust.

Solar system --- Europe --- Geosciences. --- Geophysics/Geodesy. --- Astrobiology. --- Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences. --- Physical geography. --- Astrophysics. --- Géographie physique --- Astrophysique --- Europa (Satellite). --- Galileo Imaging Science Team. --- Galileo Project. --- Imaging systems in geophysics. --- Theoretical Astronomy --- Cosmic Physics --- Physics --- Astronomy & Astrophysics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Satellites. --- Europa (Satellite) --- Moons --- Natural satellites --- Planetary satellites --- Planets --- Satellites --- Jupiter II (Satellite) --- Earth sciences. --- Geophysics. --- Space sciences. --- Earth Sciences. --- Astrobiology --- Biology --- Habitable planets --- Life --- Science and space --- Space research --- Cosmology --- Science --- Astronomy --- Geological physics --- Terrestrial physics --- Earth sciences --- Geosciences --- Environmental sciences --- Physical sciences --- Origin --- Jupiter (Planet) --- Galileo SSI Team --- SSI --- Project Galileo