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title: "Europa: The Search for Life"
date: 2019-03-14T06:00:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
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# Europa: The Search for Life

*March 14, 2019* — by [Andy Hoang '20](/author/andy-hoang-20), [Matthew E. Wright](/author/matthew-e-wright)


> Geology Researchers Travel to Greenland to Lay Groundwork for Expedition to Moon of Jupiter

[Europa: The Search for Life](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMQLkr6givU)



Researchers in the Department of Geology are developing the scientific foundation for a future expedition to Europa, an ice-bound moon of Jupiter that could harbor life in its vast subsurface ocean.
 
To perform their experiments and tests, Assistant Professor Nicholas Schmerr and doctoral student Angela Marusiak traveled to Greenland—one of the few places on Earth icy enough to stand in for Europa.


**Topics:** [Research](https://today.umd.edu/tags/research)


**Tags:** [Geological, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences](https://today.umd.edu/topic/geology), [Research](https://today.umd.edu/topic/research)


**Units:** [College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-computer-mathematical-and-natural-sciences)