THE SEARCH FOR LIFE USING SUBMERSIBLE HEATED (SLUSH) DRILL IS A HYBRID THERMO-MECHANICAL EUROPA PROBE UNDER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH NASA SESAME PROJECT. SLUSH UTILIZES A MECHANICAL DRILL TO BREAK THE FORMATION AND HEAT TO PARTIALLY MELT THE FRAGMENTS TO FORM SLUSH. THE RESULTING SLUSH BEHAVES LIKE LIQUID DESPITE BEING PARTIALLY FROZEN ENABLING A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF THE POWER REQUIRED FOR MELTING THE FULL