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For Further InformationNASA's Europa Clipper is on its way to Jupiter's ocean moon, with an Earth gravity assist on December 3, 2026 and 49 close Europa flybys from 2030.
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An orbiter that will make 49 close flybys of Europa to study its ice shell, ocean and chemistry.
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Launched October 14, 2024; Earth gravity-assist flyby December 3, 2026; arrives at Jupiter in April 2030.
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Jupiter's icy moon Europa, about 1.8 billion miles of travel from Earth.
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Europa Clipper launched on October 14, 2024 and is the first mission designed to study in detail an ocean world beyond Earth. It will travel 1.8 billion miles to reach Jupiter in April 2030, orbit the planet and fly past Europa 49 times to find out whether the moon's hidden ocean has conditions suitable for life.
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Learning how a frozen ocean world works sharpens our understanding of water, chemistry and habitability, the same things we protect on Earth.
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NASA's Europa Clipper will travel 1.8 billion miles to Jupiter and fly past the ocean moon Europa 49 times.
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