HUBBLE ATLAS

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Flying past Europa’s plumes (artist’s impression)

December 12, 2013 · ESA/Hubble

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This artist's impression shows the newly-discovered water vapour plumes on Jupiter's moon Europa from a different perspective. It shows Jupiter and its moon Europa using actual Jupiter and Europa images in visible light. The Hubble ultraviolet images showing the faint emission from the water vapour plumes have been superimposed, respecting the size but not the brightness of the plumes.