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Cryobot Tuneup Before First Field Test

The Cryobot probe for exploring into deep ice has its covering removed for a final check before being taken to an Arctic glacier for its first field test. Jason Feldman, an engineer for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, helped run the field test. The Cryobot technology has been proposed for possible use in exploring ice on Jupiter's moon Europa and on Mars' northern polar cap, as well as for under-ice environments on Earth.