Alien ice planet. Artwork of the surface of an alien planet. The icy surface crust has been broken up into plates which move and collide in a similar

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Alien ice planet. Artwork of the surface of an alien planet. The icy surface crust has been broken up into plates which move and collide in a similar manner to polar ocean pack ice on Earth. This feature indicates a body of water or soft ice may exist beneath the crust. In the solar system, the Jovian moon Europa displays a similar surface structure. There are theories that deep ocean hydrothermal vents and the existence of liquid water could provide an environment for life to exist.

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Size: 5400px × 3296px
Photo credit: © CHRISTIAN DARKIN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: alien, artwork, astronomical, astronomy, computer, cosmology, cracked, europa, extrasolar, feature, floe, frozen, ice, iceworld, icy, illustration, pack, planet, planetary, science, space, surface, system, tectonic, world