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04-15-2014, 05:38 AM	#2
Nereidalbel Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ellicott City, MD	Re: [Space] How much does a Gas Giant heat it's moons? Surface temperature? Negligible. As for core temperatures, that depends on how elliptical the orbit is. If it's elliptical enough, the moon's core can stay molten, and there can be active volcanism. Europa has a liquid ocean inder its icy crust for this very reason.

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