Europa Clipper Begins Scientific Journey to Jupiter's Icy Moon
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NASA's Europa Clipper mission has successfully deployed its first science instruments as it travels to Jupiter's moon Europa, believed to have a subsurface ocean. Launched on October 14, the spacecraft has traveled 13 million miles from Earth and will reach Jupiter in 2030. It will conduct 49 flybys to study Europa's potential to harbor life. The spacecraft's magnetometer and radar antennas have been deployed, with further tests planned. The mission will use gravity assists from Mars and Earth to reach its destination.
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