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Europa is a likely candidate for microbial life in our solar system. Underneath a dense ice shelf there is likely a planetary subsurface ocean. Recent research by astronomers Mike Brown and Kevin Hand have revealed that the surface of Europa is connected to the subsurface ocean. As a result, we may be able to find out a lot about Europa's chemistry (and biology?) by analyzing its surface.