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Extreme Exploration - Anneka Rice, Mike Massimino, Britney Schmidt and Jess Phoenix

The Infinite Monkey Cage

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Pursue the Uncharted

Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter, has inspired a career focused on exploration due to its unique characteristics. It features a hundred kilometer layer of ice overlaying a vast ocean, which is constantly shaped by tidal forces. This dynamic environment, along with a geological background of four billion years of solar system evolution, presents the possibility of life, making it a prime target for exploration. The allure of Europa lies in its potential to reveal profound insights about our universe and the origins of life.

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