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Jupiter moon may possess a
essential elements for life I
WASHINGTON (AP)—The dis
covery of organic compounds on two
of Jupiter’s moons increases the pos
sibility that all of the elements for life
are present on another of the planet’s
moons, Europa.
The finding, from instruments on
the Galileo spacecraft orbiting
Jupiter, suggests that Europa mnv
have all three of the ingredients sci
entists consider essential for life: an
energy source, liquid water and
organic molecules, said planetary
scientist Thomas McCord of the
University of Hawaii.
inis aoesn t mean mere is me
on Europa,” said McCord, lead author
of a study to be published today in the
journal Science. “The exciting thing
• >>w is the evidence that Europa may
have all three of the ingredients.”
Europa is already known to have
water and internal heat sources.
Dale Cruikshank, a research sci
entist at NASA’s Ames Research
Center, said the work of McCord and
his team should sharpen the research
concentration on Europa, Which
already “is the subject of ver> special
interest.”
“This finding increases the plau
sibility for life on Europa,”
Cruikshank said. “It also supports the
idea that there were organic mole
cules streaming throughout the solar
system.”
The study of Jupiter’s moons is
part of a growing effort by
astronomers and planetary experts to
find evidence of life within the solar
system, particularly on Mars.
A major goal of NASA’s Mars
exploration, for example, is to search
for the fingerprints of life on the Red
Planet. Researchers have determined
that Mars once had vast pools of
water, ajid there is speculation this
fes ■ i 2 it
could have led to the evolution of life.
Some believe there may be evidence
of life in frozen underground water.
NASA researchers also have
found what some believe may be the
fossilized remains of microbes in an
asteroid that fell to Earth from Mars.
The interpretation of that finding,
however, is controversial
In the case of Jupiter’s moons,
instruments on Galileo detected the
complex organic molecules on the
surfaces of the moons CalHsto and
Gunymede, suggesting that such
organics are also present on Jupiter’s
other two large moons, Europa and
Io. J
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Ganymede are some of the kinds of
organic molecules that could be the
basis for life,” McCord said. “These
are the basic ingredients.”
And if Callisto and Ganymede
have these compounds, said McCord,
then it is highly likely that they also
exist bn Europa. - ;'*r;
Water and an energy source, said
McCord are “two angles on the trian
gle of life.” Now, by finding organics
present on two other Jovian moons,
there is a strong suggestion that the 5
third angle of the triangle may be pre
sent on;Europa, he said.
Life on Callisto, Io and
Ganymede is considered unlikely
because they are dry.
No organic chemicals have been
detected on Europa, but researchers
have speculated that there may be a j
rich organic soup below the moon’s
ice cap and that this could be a
warm, liquid place for the evolution
of life.
None of the research so far has
proven that life exists or has ever
existed on any of Jupiter’s moons,
McCord said. ^
Touted student drug tests I
disappoint Omaha officials j;
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OMAHA, (AP) — The first
round of a much ballyhooed drug test
in an O.maha-area school has borne
disappointing results as less than half
of the students selected took the test.
Parents of several of the students
said they couldn’t bring their children
into the health clinic due to schedul
ing problems.
“It’s a worry,” said Ken Bird,
superintendent of District 66.
The random test, which can only
be administered with the parent’s
approval, was implemented for the
first time last month when the names
of 22 students were selected.
However, only 12 of the selected
took the test. Of those, 11 were neg
ative and the results for the 12th
were not back yet, Bird said
Thursday.
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Bird said that if some students
refused to be tested because they are
using drugs, he hopes the refusal
prompts a discussion between par
ents and child.
The only other Nebraska school
doing parent-approved drug tests is in
Norfolk, where only 75 of the dis
trict’s 1,200 eligible students signed I
up for testing.
Names of four to six Norfolk stu
dents have been drawn at random
weekly since thr program began in
late August. All the students cooper
ated with the testing and all tested
negative, said Superintendent Randy
Nelson. : 5
In District 66, about 16 percent -
or 360 —of the 2,300 eligible students
have been signed up for testing by
their parents.
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