Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere
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## Contents

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Icy satellites: introduction
  - 1.1 Satellite discoveries
  - 1.2 Satellite systems and their origins
  - 1.3 Unravelling the natures of the large satellites
  - 1.4 The discovery of tidal heating
  - 1.5 The Galileo mission
- 2 Europa
  - 2.1 Introduction
  - 2.2 Ice and salt
  - 2.3 Examining Europa's surface
    - 2.3.1 The general view
    - 2.3.2 The crater Pwyll
    - 2.3.3 Fracturing and motion of the ice shell
    - 2.3.4 More surface disruption
  - 2.4 How thick is Europa's ice?
  - 2.5 Heat and life
  - 2.6 How can we find out more about Europa?
- 3 Other icy bodies as abodes of life?
- Conclusion
- Keep on learning
- Acknowledgements

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