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Mexican Sinkhole May Lead NASA to Jupiter, Washington Ppst

“For the next two weeks, the fully autonomous robot, which bears an uncanny resemblance to a Volkswagen Beetle, will plumb the previously inaccessible microbial mysteries of the sinkhole — or “cenote” — El Zacatn.
Relying on an eclectic team of scuba divers, engineers, biologists and geochemists, NASA is hoping the mission will be the first leg on its journey to Europa.”

NASA’s robotic sub readies for dive into Earth’s deepest sinkhole, Carnegie Mellon University
Prototype Space Probe Prepares To Explore Earths Deepest Sinkhole, University of Texas-Austin