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The quote compares Europa’s amount of liquid water to Earth’s and emphasizes that Europa may contain even more. It frames Europa as a world with a strikingly large oceanic presence relative to our planet. The wording suggests a scientific comparison meant to make the amount of water feel surprising and tangible.
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About Seth Shostak
American astronomer and author
G. Seth Shostak is an American astronomer and author, best known as the senior astronomer for the SETI Institute. He has spent his career working in astronomy and public discussion of the search for life beyond Earth. His work at SETI places him at the center of research and outreach on extraterrestrial intelligence. As an author and scientist, he often writes and speaks about astronomy, the search for signals from other civilizations, and related questions about the universe.
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