This image shows features on Europa that look like ice rafting on Earth. Taken by the Galileo spacecraft.
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Ice Rafting on Europa?
The surface of Europa shows many signs of that there may be a submerged ocean. For example, this picture shows what look like icebergs that may have broken off from a larger block of ice, floated a bit, and then frozen into a new position that was slightly different from their original position. Geologists believe this evidence is a dead give-away of a watery layer underneath the ice. This resembles a process that happens with ice on top of water on Earth called 'rafting'.
Other signs of a submerged ocean on Europa include:
* flooded terrain
* 'mushy' craters
* spreading centers
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