Mission update

Europa Clipper: Earth gravity assist

NASA · Europa & Jupiter

Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA mission to Jupiter's moon Europa, to find out whether the ocean beneath its ice could support life; arrival at Jupiter is planned for April 2030.

About Europa Clipper

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