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S. Africa’s Mponeng gold mine could hold key to surviving in space

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 26, 2018 | 11:23 am Energy Precious Metals Africa Gold Uranium 

Brazilian researchers linked to the University of São Paulo (USP) have developed a model based on conditions found at Mponeng gold mine near Johannesburg, South Africa, at a depth of 2.8 km, to evaluate how habitable Jupiter’s icy moon Europa may be....

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