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4. Project VALKYRIE: Laser-Powered Cryobots and Other Methods for Penetrating Deep Ice on Ocean Worlds

verfasst von : William Stone, Bart Hogan, Vickie Siegel, John Harman, Chris Flesher, Evan Clark, Omkar Pradhan, Albin Gasiewski, Steve Howe, Troy Howe

Erschienen in: Outer Solar System

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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The existence of water beneath the ice of outer Solar System moons has opened up new targets for the search for extant life, making sub-ice oceans of these bodies among the most likely places to be successful in this search.

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Titel: Project VALKYRIE: Laser-Powered Cryobots and Other Methods for Penetrating Deep Ice on Ocean Worlds
verfasst von: William Stone
Bart Hogan
Vickie Siegel
John Harman
Chris Flesher
Evan Clark
Omkar Pradhan
Albin Gasiewski
Steve Howe
Troy Howe
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Outer Solar System
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-73844-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-73845-1

Copyright-Jahr: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73845-1_4