MadSci Network: Astronomy |
Hi there. Thanks for reading this e-mail. I've been wondering something lately: Europa apparently has 5-10 miles of ice atop a large ocean of liquid water. Say that a probe managed to dig through all the ice and accessed an ocean, then dropped a pressure measuring device. Now, upon reaching the water and sinking, would the device record a water pressure roughly equivalent to water pressure 5-10 miles under water or would the pressure be about as much as if you dropped the device into the water from the surface? Thanks for your time.
Re: Is water pressure on Europa greater or lesser than Earth?
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