I can buy parallel evolution producing similar shapes of creatures. But the plants being green strikes me as a particularly Earth-born conceit. Even if the ice wasn't kilometers thick, I doubt enough sunlight reaches Europa to make photo- synthesis via chlorophyll a useful process...
--- LARRY KLAES <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > IMAGE DESCRIPTION: > > In the future, life will > be discovered on Jupiter's moon Europa. > > After a trip through interplanetary space, > a delivery probe (upper left) will > penetrate Europa's icy surface and release > a camera probe (center) into the subsurface > ocean. > > Heat, generated within the moon from Jupiter's > gravitational forces, allows life to flourish. > > Jellyfish-like creatures float within a > a current of small bubbles. Two plant-like > stalks can be seen in the middle-left. A > shelled creature sits on the sea floor > on the bottom left. > > The delivery and camera probes are based on > actual NASA designs. > > > http://www.irtc.org/ftp/pub/stills/2003-12-31/europa.jpg<http://www.irtc.org/ftp/pub/stills/2003-12-31/europa.jpg> > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ == You are subscribed to the Europa Icepick mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Project information and list (un)subscribe info: http://klx.com/europa/
