Comments on: BRUIE . . . https://habitablezone.com/2020/04/16/bruie/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:45:30 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DanS https://habitablezone.com/2020/04/16/bruie/#comment-44393 DanS Wed, 22 Apr 2020 21:21:29 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=80966#comment-44393 um ... no ... but it works.;^) um … no … but it works.;^)

]]> By: RobVG https://habitablezone.com/2020/04/16/bruie/#comment-44385 RobVG Tue, 21 Apr 2020 17:54:50 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=80966#comment-44385 Pun intended I assume :) Pun intended I assume :)

]]> By: DanS https://habitablezone.com/2020/04/16/bruie/#comment-44382 DanS Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:56:54 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=80966#comment-44382 There is also the question of abundance. It seems more likely life would be found near the thermal jets on the sea floor, but could also be detected as soon as the probe enters Europa's atmosphere. ...But if it is found that a deep dive would be required for a later mission, there would be the matter of transmitting data through hundreds fathoms of both water and ice. The current BLUIE rover could sample eddies of biological waist product, whereas a bobber may simply float for centuries in an isolated bubble of clean ice water. I think mobility should remain a driving factor. There is also the question of abundance. It seems more likely life would be found near the thermal jets on the sea floor, but could also be detected as soon as the probe enters Europa’s atmosphere. …But if it is found that a deep dive would be required for a later mission, there would be the matter of transmitting data through hundreds fathoms of both water and ice. The current BLUIE rover could sample eddies of biological waist product, whereas a bobber may simply float for centuries in an isolated bubble of clean ice water.

I think mobility should remain a driving factor.

]]> By: RobVG https://habitablezone.com/2020/04/16/bruie/#comment-44377 RobVG Sun, 19 Apr 2020 18:00:03 +0000 https://www.habitablezone.com/?p=80966#comment-44377 I just don't get this mission to "search" for life on Europa. What's the point of trudging a few KM's through a vast ocean. Seems a "floating" prob would cost less and achieve the same results. <a href="https://earthsky.org/space/possible-jet-stream-in-europas-ocean" rel="nofollow">Europa's Jetstream"</a> Why troll all over a lake looking for trout when a bobber will do. I just don’t get this mission to “search” for life on Europa. What’s the point of trudging a few KM’s through a vast ocean. Seems a “floating” prob would cost less and achieve the same results.

Europa’s Jetstream”

Why troll all over a lake looking for trout when a bobber will do.

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