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NASA Welcomes Media to Explain Europa Clipper Goal

.NASA will certainly keep a media tele-conference at 4 p.m. EDT, Monday, Sept. 9, to give an update on Europa Clipper, a mission that will certainly examine whether Jupiter's moon Europa may be welcoming to lifestyle. The teleconference will certainly take place after a key selection factor conference earlier that day pertaining to next steps for the mission.Sound of the tele-conference are going to stream survive the organization's internet site at:.https://www.nasa.gov/live.Attendees in the teleconference consist of:.Nicola Fox, associate manager, Scientific research Purpose Directorate, NASA Central Office.Laurie Leshin, center supervisor, NASA's Plane Power Lab.Curt Niebur, Europa Clipper plan researcher, NASA Headquarters.Jordan Evans, Europa Clipper job manager, NASA's Plane Propulsion Lab.To request concerns throughout the teleconference, media should RSVP absolutely no later than pair of hrs before the activity to Molly Wasser at: molly.l.wasser@nasa.gov. NASA's media certification plan is actually readily available online.Europa Dog clipper's principal scientific research target is to determine whether there are spots below the area of Jupiter's icy moon that could possibly assist life. The goal's goals are actually to recognize the nature of Europa's ice shell and also the sea beneath it, in addition to to examine the moon's arrangement and also geography. A thorough exploration of Europa likewise will certainly help astrobiologists better comprehend the potential for habitable worlds beyond our earth.To read more about Europa Clipper, go to:.https://europa.nasa.gov.- edge-.Karen Fox/ Molly WasserHeadquarters, Washington 202-358-1600karen.c.fox@nasa.gov / molly.l.wasser@nasa.gov.Gretchen McCartneyJet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.818-393-6215gretchen.p.mccartney@jpl.nasa.gov.