Spark and Perl go looking
Somebody has dropped this one.
It looks like a cracked teapot.
Something underneath keeps moving, and it cracks the ice we are standing on.
What is under the ice?
Water.
More than every sea on your world put together.
Does anything live in it?
Nobody knows. Truly nobody.
There is a ship on the way to go and look.
Water means fish. I shall need a net.
Water is not enough.
…So it could have an ocean and nothing whatever swimming in it.
And that is why the ship is coming here — to find out.
Find Jupiter first. Europa is one of the dots right beside it.
Whenever Jupiter is up.
Where to find Europa, and when
Where the Earth is clear, it climbs high in the sky. The darker it gets, the lower it stays. Where it is black, it never comes up. No shading at all: it does not matter where you live.
What do I need to see Europa?
Binoculars with 10× magnification show it, if you rest them on a fence or a wall.
A whole hidden ocean, and from your garden it is one small point of light.
A 150 mm telescope is what shows it properly.
Could you stand on a planet or moon?Eyes, binoculars, or telescope?Which one does not belong?
Space
Could you stand on a planet or moon?
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Go and look