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NASA Invites Media to Cover Europa Clipper Goal

.NASA will certainly store a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Monday, Sept. 9, to provide an improve on Europa Dog clipper, a purpose that is going to analyze whether Jupiter's moon Europa might be hospitable to life. The tele-conference will definitely happen after a crucial decision point appointment earlier that time regarding upcoming steps for the mission.Audio of the tele-conference are going to stream reside on the firm's site at:.https://www.nasa.gov/live.Participants in the tele-conference feature:.Nicola Fox, associate manager, Scientific research Objective Directorate, NASA Main Office.Laurie Leshin, facility director, NASA's Plane Power Laboratory.Curt Niebur, Europa Clipper program expert, NASA Base of operations.Jordan Evans, Europa Clipper venture supervisor, NASA's Plane Power Lab.To request questions during the course of the tele-conference, media need to RSVP no behind 2 hours just before the activity to Molly Wasser at: molly.l.wasser@nasa.gov. NASA's media certification plan is actually accessible online.Europa Dog clipper's major science objective is actually to find out whether there are actually spots beneath the surface area of Jupiter's icy moon that can support life. The objective's objectives are actually to comprehend the attributes of Europa's ice covering as well as the ocean below it, and also to examine the moon's arrangement and geology. A detailed expedition of Europa also will definitely help astrobiologists a lot better recognize the potential for livable worlds beyond our earth.To get more information about Europa Clipper, browse through:.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 Research Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.818-393-6215gretchen.p.mccartney@jpl.nasa.gov.