Hubble finds evidence of persistent water vapour in Jupiter’s moon ‘Europa’

Hubble finds evidence of persistent water vapour in Jupiter’s moon ‘Europa’

• The Hubble Space Telescope Observatory of NASA have revealed the presence of persistent water vapour in ‘Europa’, the icy moon of Jupiter. However, the presence of a water vapour atmosphere is found only in one hemisphere.
• The findings may further help to explore whether Europa’s atmosphere could support life.
• The result is based upon Hubble observations spanning from 1999 to 2015.

Points to Remember:

1. Europa is the moon of which planet?