Alien Ocean Probe Practices in Mexico


	Alien Ocean Probe Practices in Mexico

invictus

5-18-2007 11:15 AM

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space, planets, jupiter, europa, alien life, science

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If all goes well, the next test of the robot is expected to take place in Antarctica's Lake Bonney, where conditions are much more similar to the ice-capped environment of Europa, a moon of Jupiter's that is believed to hold an underground ocean.

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