# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/ByyGhrBDEwz
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11734554-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2019-06-16T19:45:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Feeling a little salty about the weekend being too short? 😤 ⁣
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If so, you're not alone when it comes to #SaltyVibes. The yellow color visible on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa is actually sodium chloride — table salt. ⁣
Flybys from our Voyager and Galileo spacecraft have led scientists to conclude that:⁣
1️⃣ Europa is covered by a layer of salty liquid water encased in an icy shell⁣
2️⃣ Europa’s ocean may resemble Earth's oceans more than previously thought.⁣
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Credit: NASA/NASAJPL/UArizona ⁣
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#WeekendMood #OutOfThisWorld #Jupiter #NASA

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