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NASA Invites Media to Go Over Europa Clipper Purpose

.NASA will definitely keep a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Monday, Sept. 9, to supply an upgrade on Europa Clipper, an objective that will analyze whether Jupiter's moon Europa could be friendly to life. The teleconference will certainly take place after a key choice point meeting earlier that day regarding following measures for the mission.Audio of the tele-conference will flow reside on the firm's web site at:.https://www.nasa.gov/live.Attendees in the tele-conference include:.Nicola Fox, associate manager, Scientific research Mission Directorate, NASA Main Office.Laurie Leshin, facility supervisor, NASA's Jet Power Laboratory.Curt Niebur, Europa Dog clipper program expert, NASA Main office.Jordan Evans, Europa Clipper project manager, NASA's Plane Power Research laboratory.To ask questions in the course of the teleconference, media must RSVP zero later than pair of hours before the event to Molly Wasser at: molly.l.wasser@nasa.gov. NASA's media certification policy is offered online.Europa Dog clipper's primary science objective is to identify whether there are actually places beneath the surface area of Jupiter's icy moon that can support life. The goal's objectives are to comprehend the attributes of Europa's ice layer and the sea underneath it, as well as to research the moon's composition as well as geology. A thorough exploration of Europa additionally will definitely aid astrobiologists better know the capacity for habitable worlds to come our planet.To find out more about Europa Clipper, see:.https://europa.nasa.gov.- end-.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.