Issue Details

Issue Number

S160

Description

Europa, a moon of Jupiter; Part of a 14 flap NOAC fundraiser set. Set includes the Sun, Planets, Dwarf Planets and some moons. Set accompanied by Solar System information booklet.

Year Issued

2023 

Quantity

200 

Material

Embroidery

Backing Type

Plastic Back 

Issue Shape

Flap - Generic 

Border Type

R  

Border Color

BLK  

Background Color

BLK  

Lettering Color

GRY  

FDL/BSA Color

BLK  

Manufacturer

A-B Emblem

PatchScan URL

http://patchscan.com/v1/DGPCC

Color Count (PS)

12

Coverage (PS)

100

Size in mm

126mm w x 60mm h

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Designed by

Hank Birdsong

History

Europa may be the most promising place in our solar system to find present-day environments suitable for some form of life beyond Earth. Scientists are almost certain that hidden beneath the icy surface of Europa is a salty-water ocean thought to contain twice as much water as Earth’s oceans combined. And like Earth, Europa is thought to also contain a rocky mantle and iron core.

There is very strong evidence suggesting Europa's ocean is in contact with rock. This is important because life as we know it requires three key basic "ingredients": liquid water, an energy source, and organic compounds to use as the building blocks for biological processes. Europa could have all three of these ingredients, and its ocean may have existed for the whole age of the solar system, long enough for life to begin and evolve there.

Revision History

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