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Which instrument will first report significant data from Europa Clipper by 2031?
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Ice-penetrating radar • 25%
Magnetometer • 25%
Spectrometer • 25%
Other instrument • 25%
NASA instrument data releases and scientific publications
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NASA Launches $5.2 Billion Europa Clipper on Falcon Heavy to Explore Jupiter's Moon for Life
Oct 14, 2024, 03:05 PM
NASA has successfully launched the Europa Clipper spacecraft on a mission to explore Jupiter's moon, Europa, which scientists believe may harbor conditions suitable for life. The spacecraft, launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center at 12:06 p.m. EDT (1606 UTC) on Monday, October 14, 2024, will embark on a 1.8-billion-mile journey. The $5.2 billion mission aims to investigate the icy crust of Europa and its subsurface ocean to determine if the moon has the necessary ingredients to support life. The mission is expected to take approximately six years to reach Europa, where it will conduct detailed reconnaissance of the moon's surface and subsurface.
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Subsurface ocean composition • 25%
Surface geology and ice dynamics • 25%
Magnetic field data • 25%
Other discovery • 25%
Presence of water vapor plumes • 25%
Evidence of subsurface ocean • 25%
Signs of microbial life • 25%
No significant discoveries • 25%
Water plumes detected • 25%
Organic molecules detected • 25%
Geological activity observed • 25%
No significant findings • 25%
Subsurface ocean characteristics • 25%
Icy shell dynamics • 25%
Surface composition • 25%
Magnetic field interactions • 25%
Liquid water detected • 25%
Organic compounds detected • 25%
Signs of geothermal activity • 25%
Other significant finding • 25%
Confirmed subsurface ocean • 25%
Potential biosignatures • 25%
Geological activity • 25%
Atmospheric composition • 25%
Evidence of potential habitability found • 25%
No evidence of habitability found • 25%
Inconclusive results • 25%
Mission failure before findings • 25%
Presence of water • 25%
Geological activity • 25%
Organic compounds • 25%
No significant discovery • 25%
Evidence of water plumes • 25%
New geological features • 25%
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Other significant discovery • 25%
Mission completed successfully • 25%
Mission extended • 25%
Mission ended early • 25%
Mission failure • 25%