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The science of Europa

posted 9 years ago by FourthYear
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In a bout of good timing, I saw a planetarium presentation on moons yesterday, and a good focus was on Europa. A brief look into Europa leads to many fascinating and awesome questions, so I made sure to toss this flick on when I got home.

As a science lover but not a scientist, I appreciated the background detail that went into this movie. It wasn't as scientifically-founded as something like Sunshine, but the details around how the moon is structured, looks, and how stable it is seems accurate to our current knowledge. I really appreciated that being used as the basis for this movie.

I really appreciated the tension and feel of this film. It was far better than I expected.

[–] jbaddock 8 years ago

It wasn't as scientifically-funded as something like Sunshine

Not quite sure what you mean by that, but if you meant not as scientifically founded as Sunshine (i.e. accurate scientifically) then I don't agree with you. The notion that dropping a nuclear weapon into the Sun is going to kind of kick start it back into life is pure fantasy.

[–] Tsavo 8 years ago

I agree with you, the science behind Sunshine was incredibly shaky at best, and in general I found it an absolutely awful, and pretentious film.

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[–] asmomo 8 years ago

There was a big problem with the gravity on Europa though, it should have been very light (1.315 m/s²), instead they seem to be experiencing 1G.

[–] Tsavo 8 years ago

The filmmakers knew that, but were limited by budget, so they dropped it.

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