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Digging Deeper to Find Life on Ocean Worlds

In February 2023, researchers from around the country gathered at a NASA-sponsored workshop to discuss the latest developments and a roadmap for a cryobot mission concept to drill through the icy crusts of Europa and Enceladus and search for life. Figure 1 Conceptual image of a cryobot breaching into the ocean of Europa and searching for signs of life. Credit:…