2024-10-17
Question

What is the primary target of NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Europa, one of Jupiter's moons

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Europa, one of Jupiter's moons”.

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is on a mission to explore Europa, one of Jupiter's moons believed to have a vast subsurface ocean beneath its icy surface. The mission was launched on October 14, 2024, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The spacecraft will travel 2.9 billion kilometers and is expected to reach Jupiter in April 2030.

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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