Daniel Pomarède

A cryobot mission concept to drill through the icy crusts of Europa and Enceladus and search for life

https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/science-enabling-technology/digging-deeper-to-find-life-on-ocean-worlds

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Digging Deeper to Find Life on Ocean Worlds - NASA Science

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.

Dec 10, 2023 at 2:38pmWeb
Show threadStella-Luna Observatory ✨🌙Dec 10, 2023

@pomarede Dang! The lander/drill bot and its function looks like it was inspired by depictions of a bacteriophage virus!

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phage_injecting_its_genome_into_bacteria.svg

File:Phage injecting its genome into bacteria.svg - Wikimedia Commons

Show threadMichael GemarDec 11, 2023
@StellaLunaObs @pomarede Yep!
Show threadDaniel PomarèdeDec 11, 2023
@StellaLunaObs Oh that's nice! Thanks!