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Photo Credit: Mike Lucibella Vickie Siegel operates the winch that lifts up ARTEMIS and brings it to the hole drilled in the ice.

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An Antarctic Robot Lays The Groundwork For Future Space Missions To Europa

by Keith CowingJuly 12, 2016May 11, 2024

The researchers working on the project known as SIMPLE will tell you that it’s anything but.

The ENDURANCE robot made its first exploration of Lake Bonney during the 2008-09 field season in the McMurdo Dry Valleys. Scientists will return this year to complete the mapping of the west lobe of the lake. Photo Credit: Liz Kauffman/Antarctic Photo Library

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ENDURANCE Robot Dives Into Ice-covered Lake Bonney In Antarctica

by Keith CowingMay 30, 2009May 11, 2024

The robot that scientists deployed last year into ice-covered Lake Bonney in Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys isn’t small.