NASA Europa Clipper Mission Launch

NASA Europa Clipper Mission Launch - Oct. 18th, 2024

Image: NASA

Visit this site for more extraordinary images from John Raoux via the AP Newsroom of the Europa Clipper launch:

https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2024/nasa-spacecraft-rockets-toward-jupiters-moon-europa-in-search-of-the-right-conditions-for-life/

From NASA:

“Europa Clipper is the first mission designed to conduct a detailed study of Jupiter's moon Europa. There’s scientific evidence that the ingredients for life may exist on Europa right now. The spacecraft will travel 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion km) to reach Jupiter in April 2030. It will orbit Jupiter, and conduct 49 close flybys of Europa.”

Follow Europa Clipper at NASA’s official mission page here:

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/europa-clipper/

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