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Robotics: Tiny Submersible Could Search for Life in Europa’s Ocean

Featured Image: Jupiter moon Europa from 2,869,252 kilometers. SOURCE: NASA (Public Domain).

From Robo Daily by Jeremy Hsu for Astrobiology Magazine
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jun 13, 2013

One of the first visitors to Jupiter’s icy moon of Europa could be a tiny submarine barely larger than two soda cans. The small craft might help strike the right balance between cost and capability for a robotic mission to look for alien life in the ocean beneath Europa’s icy crust. . . . Read Complete Report