NASA's Europa Clipper has embarked on its long voyage to Jupiter, where it will investigate Europa, a moon with an enormous subsurface ocean that may have conditions to support life. The largest spacecraft NASA ever built for a mission headed to another planet, Europa Clipper also is the first NASA mission dedicated to studying an ocean world beyond Earth.
  • AA5B@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Does anyone know why the plan is “49 orbits”? That seems like a high number if it can’t stop but a low number if it achieves orbit of Jupiter

    …. Plus why all the downvotes? This is inspirational science, in a science community