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| = Unmasking Europa = I borrowed this book from the library. I hoped to learn more about astrobiology. Instead, the book argues that the ice is thin on Europa (meters?), as opposed to the majority opinion (kilometers). Too much arguing, too little data to argue about. It will be at least a decade before new spaceprobes can provide unequivocal evidence either way; until then, opinions are no substitute for data. |
I borrowed this book from the library. I hoped to learn more about astrobiology. Instead, the book argues that the ice is thin on Europa (meters?), as opposed to the majority opinion (kilometers). Too much arguing, too little data to argue about. It will be at least a decade before new planetary probes provide unequivocal evidence either way; until then, opinions are no substitute for data. |
Unmasking Europa
The Search for Life on Jupiter's Ocean Moon
Richard Greenberg, Central, 523.985 G798u 2008
I borrowed this book from the library. I hoped to learn more about astrobiology. Instead, the book argues that the ice is thin on Europa (meters?), as opposed to the majority opinion (kilometers). Too much arguing, too little data to argue about. It will be at least a decade before new planetary probes provide unequivocal evidence either way; until then, opinions are no substitute for data.