Research reveals a new explanation for how the icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa rotates at a different rate than its interior. NASA’s Europa Clipper will take a closer look.
Europa Clipper
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Cryobiology, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Away Team Tech: Icefin Diving Droid Provides An Unprecedented View Below The Antarctic Ice Shelf
High in a narrow, seawater-filled crevasse in the base of Antarctica’s largest ice shelf, cameras on the remotely operated Icefin underwater vehicle relayed a sudden change in scenery.
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Europa, Icy Worlds, Missions & Hardware, Origin & Evolution of Life, Status Report
Meet The Team Simulating Europa’s Surface — On Earth
Europa Clipper’s main science goal is to determine whether there are places below the surface of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa that could support life.
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Assembly Of Europa Clipper Astrobiology Spacecraft’s Solar Arrays
This image shows the solar array “wings” for NASA’s Europa Clipper in the cleanroom of Airbus in Leiden, the Netherlands, where the solar array wings are being assembled.
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Europa, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Missions & Hardware, Press Release
SwRI Delivers MAss Spectrometer for Planetary EXploration (MASPEX) For Europa Clipper
A groundbreaking new mass spectrometer designed and built by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been delivered for integration onto NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft.
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Europa Clipper’s Reaction Wheels Have Been Installed
Europa Clipper, the enormous spacecraft that will head to Jupiter’s moon Europa uses four large reaction wheels to help keep it oriented.
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NASA Study Suggests Shallow Lakes in Europa’s Icy Crust Could Erupt
New research makes hypotheses that NASA’s Europa Clipper can test: Any plumes or volcanic activity at the Jovian moon’s surface are caused by shallow lakes in its icy crust.
Posted inAstrochemistry, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Europa, Missions & Hardware, Press Release
University of Colorado Boulder’s Europa SUrface Dust Analyzer (SUDA)
In less than a decade, technology developed in Colorado will travel to Jupiter’s moon Europa—a cold moon where a thick crust of ice covering the surface obscures a potentially vast […]
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Juno Will Perform A Close Flyby of Europa
As the Juno spacecraft makes a close approach of Europa, it is expected to provide valuable science – and remarkable imagery – for NASA’s upcoming Europa Clipper mission.
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NASA ROSES-22 Amendment 50: C.27 Precursor Science Investigations for Europa Final Text and Due Dates
The goal of the Precursor Science Investigations for Europa (PSI-E) program is to further the understanding of critical topics in Europa exploration in advance of the Europa Clipper mission.