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Re:Suddenly, It Seems, Water Is Everywhere in Solar System by acomjean on Friday March 13, 2015 @10:31AM (#9197261)
Don't we already have lots of autonomous subs on earth? As long as they can survive the trip, just put some new sensors in and go.
Re:Suddenly, It Seems, Water Is Everywhere in Solar System by Altaer on Friday March 13, 2015 @01:26PM (#9198370)
They would need to be a certain weight for the rocket they would ride on, be able to withstand radiation, generate power or install a different power source, be able to withstand various extreme temperatures, ensure it can "swim" in different oceans (Titan's ocean is not H2O). Not to mention they need to develop a way to deliver the sub to the water safely. I think there are lots of changes here.
Re:Suddenly, It Seems, Water Is Everywhere in Solar System by ohitsdom on Friday March 13, 2015 @12:20PM (#9197958)
How would you get data back? I'd imagine you'd have to have a surface relay, to a moon-orbiting satellite, then back to earth.
Re:Suddenly, It Seems, Water Is Everywhere in Solar System by acomjean on Friday March 13, 2015 @12:48PM (#9198136)
They come to the surface, then get a gps fix (err) and then is picked up by the boat then the data uploaded..... Ok its going to need some minor modifications.
Re:Suddenly, It Seems, Water Is Everywhere in Solar System by noselasd on Friday March 13, 2015 @04:11PM (#9199702)
You also need to get from the surface to the water, and from the water back to the surface. Inbetween is a rather huge layer of ice. On Europa it's though to be 10-20 kilometers thick, though there's indications it could be as "thin" as 3km some places