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Friday, August 25, 2000
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Jupiter moon may hold water
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Magnetic readings of Europe, a moon of Jupiter, strongly suggest that it has an ocean of liquid water covered by ice, a finding that strengthens the possibility for the presence of life, experts say.
Margaret G. Kivelson, a space physics scientist, said the evidence from a magnetic field detection device on the Galileo spacecraft gives the strongest evidence yet that Europa has water below a thick outer layer of ice.
"This is not absolute proof that there is a salty ocean there," said Kivelson, a researcher at the UCLA. "The evidence is indirect." But
nobody has been able to come up with another sensible explanation."
Kivelson is first author of a study appearing Friday in the journal Science.
Proof of liquid water on Europa is a good first step toward finding life on the Jovian moon, she said.
"It is a long way from finding water to finding life, but it certainly makes it a more intriguing possibility." Kivelson said.
Earlier studies of Europa show it with a thick layer of ice. Experts had suggested that there might be liquid water beneath the ice, but until now there was little evidence to support that idea.
Kivelson and her colleagues used
a magnetometer to take readings while the Galileo spacecraft passed close to Europa last January. She said the pattern of the moon's internal magnetic field was consistent with the presence of an ocean on the Jovian satellite.
She said the pattern suggested a body with liquid water at least 4 1/2 miles deep, covered with ice that could be a half a mile to six miles thick.
David Stevenson of the California Institute of Technology said in Science that the most likely explanation for the findings of Kivelson and her team was that Europa had a salty, global water ocean beneath its ice shell.
Incoming Mexican leader praised
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Mexican President-elect Vicente Fox drew praise from Al Gore and George W. Bush on Thursday, but the two presidential candidates' neighborliness was mixed with reservations — especially from Bush — about Fox's proposal to eventually open the U.S.-Mexican border.
On a visit rife with political overtones both north and south of the border, Fox spent an hour with Gore strolling the grounds of the vice president's official residence and then went to the White
For Bush, the Fox meeting underscores the one area where the Republican candidate has significant foreign relations experience, in dealing with Mexico as Texas governor.
House for an Oval Office meeting with President Clinton. He will meet with Bush on Friday in Texas.
overtures — establishes him as a forward-looking leader. He already has visited other Latin American countries and plans a trip to Europe before taking office.
For Fox, bringing suggestions for improving U.S.-Mexican ties even before he takes office — rather than simply waiting to react to U.S.
"Mexico's commitment to the future has changed, and our responsibility is to take all this positive energy to go forth." Fox told reporters at the National Press Club.
Gore's foreign policy team had touted the meeting with Fox as an example of his extensive contacts with foreign leaders.
"We will never be that good friend, that good neighbor, that good partner, as long as Mexico is lagging way behind in development," he has said.
He also has lamented the huge wage disparity between the United States and Mexico.
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Noon, Sunday, August 27, 2000
Price: $60
Final Preseason game tickets available for Friday August 26th against Tampa Bay. Price: $30*
Those who purchase preseason game tickets can buy regular season ticketets early!
In Concert Friday, October 20, 2000
When: Friday, Sept. 1 - Sunday, Sept. 3 Where: Eminence, Missouri
Tickets on sale:
Saturday August 26, 2000 @ 10:00am
Come paddle the stress of the first week of classes away! We will pack up and head out for the great rivers of Southern Missouri to do a little relaxing and canoeing. This trip will be a great, cheap adventure for all of you outdoor types!
Price(s):
advance tickets: $5 student, $10 non-student day-of-event: $8 student, $17 non-student
Cost: $80 per person includes campsite, canoe rental, food and insurance