NH3 compounds found on Europa


By using Galileo spacecraft’s NIMS (Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer) researchers found NH3 hydrate and other compounds on Europa (Jupiter’s moon). 


Scientists used Gaussian band fitting curve and 5th-degree polynomial continuum fit for identifying the 2.20μm absorption band. They used a Linear Mixing Model (each compound contribution is weighted by the proportion of the surface area it covers).


Source: https://arxiv.org/html/2510.02508v1#S2


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