[IPRNmail] Robot finds fish beneath Antarctic ice, could be used to explore Europa

Robot finds fish beneath Antarctic ice, could be used to explore Europa

http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/26/robot-antarctica-fish-europa/

When a group of scientists drilled through 2,430 feet of ice in Antarctica to get to the water underneath, they only expected to find a few microbes here and there. Instead, they discovered a thriving community of fish and crustaceans -- all thanks to a remote-controlled robot that could one day also be used to explore one of Jupiter's moon. It took the tubular robot called Deep-SCINI (Submersible Capable of under Ice Navigation and Imaging) 45 minutes just to traverse the hole made by pumping hot water through the Ross Ice Shelf. It eventually settled three feet above the very bottom, where up to 20 and 30 fish swam close to gaze at its lights.

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Shramik Maruti Patil
Research Scholar,
Antarctic Science Division,
National Centre For Antarctic and Ocean Research

Earth System Sciences Organisation (ESSO)
Ministry of Earth Science (MoES)
Headland Sada,
Vasco-Da-Gama,
Goa-403804

India

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