ORIGINS EDITION: This revised, expanded and re-edited edition of Beneath addresses the flaws exposed by reader reviews--flaws that have now been eradicated. This fresh version of the book is now cleaner and also clears up some of the confusion readers felt about the strange behavior of certain characters.DESCRIPTION:When evidence of microscopic life on Europa--Jupiter's sixth moon--is discovered, a crew of astronauts and scientists embark on a mission to discover its source. Led by oceanographer and biologist, Kathy Connelly, the crew is charged with the task of melting through miles of ice to the hidden ocean beneath, where the search for alien microorganisms begins. But a startling discovery awaits them on the surface of Europa--life.Vast fields of red, plant-like organisms fill the cracks crisscrossing the moon's surface, surviving on nutrients welling up from the waters below.
