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Md.nurhossain
Here are some fascinating facts about NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's ocean moon Europa
The mission's goal is to determine if Europa has habitable environments beneath its icy surface.
The Europa Clipper spacecraft is NASA's largest for a planetary mission, measuring 100 feet with its solar arrays deployed.
The spacecraft carries nine instruments, including cameras, a mass spectrometer, a gravity sensor, and a magnetometer.
The spacecraft will orbit Jupiter and make 49 close flybys of Europa in 2031. The orbit is designed to minimize exposure to Jupiter's radiation.
The spacecraft will travel 1.8 billion miles over 5.5 years, using gravity assists from Earth and Mars to reach Jupiter in 2030.
Over 4,000 people from the U.S. and Europe are involved in the mission, including scientists, engineers, and contractors.
The spacecraft carries a poem by Ada Limón, U.S. Poet Laureate, along with millions of names and "water" waveforms in over 100 languages.
The spacecraft will use radar to search for pockets of liquid water beneath the ice shell.
The spacecraft's electronics are protected by a specialized vault to shield them from Jupiter's extreme radiation.
Europa may have water, energy, and organic compounds, making it a promising place to find life beyond Earth.
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