NASA's Europa Clipper mission to explore Jupiter's moon

NASAs Europa Clipper mission to explore Jupiters moon
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NASA has announced that its upcoming mission to explore the habitability of Jupiter\'s icy moon Europa will be officially called Europa Clipper.

​Washington: NASA has announced that its upcoming mission to explore the habitability of Jupiter's icy moon Europa will be officially called Europa Clipper.

The mission is being planned for launch in the 2020s, arriving in the Jupiter system after a journey of several years, NASA said in a statement on Friday.

Europa has long been a high priority for exploration because it holds a salty liquid water ocean beneath its icy crust.

The ultimate aim of Europa Clipper is to determine if Europa is habitable, possessing all three of the ingredients necessary for life -- liquid water, chemical ingredients, and energy sources sufficient to enable biology, the US space agency said.

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