15. Will we be able to visit and live on Jupiter's moons? (A K2S Question)

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To visit or live on any of Jupiter's moons, humans would need protection against the extreme radiation. Humans would also require protection from the extreme temperatures. The temperature is so cold on Europa— -261.67° F at the equator—that the water ice is as hard as rocks. However, the Galileo probe found that there is likely a salty ocean under the ice surface of Europa, opening the possibility for some type of extreme life under the surface. Future robotic missions may investigate this possibility.

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