The ice of a distant moon
Piercing Europa’s frigid shell to search for life below
CRACKING EUROPA'S SHELL Beneath the icy layer cloaking Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon, Europa, scientists believe a vast ocean and a geologically active seafloor could potentially hold habitats for life. Several groups have begun devising ways to burrow beneath Europa’s frozen surface.
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