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NASA Welcomes Media to Review Europa Clipper Goal

.NASA will certainly keep a media tele-conference at 4 p.m. EDT, Monday, Sept. 9, to offer an update on Europa Clipper, a mission that is going to study whether Jupiter's moon Europa could be friendly to life. The teleconference will definitely happen after a key choice factor appointment earlier that time regarding following actions for the purpose.Audio of the teleconference will certainly stream survive the agency's site at:.https://www.nasa.gov/live.Participants in the tele-conference consist of:.Nicola Fox, associate administrator, Science Goal Directorate, NASA Headquarters.Laurie Leshin, facility supervisor, NASA's Plane Propulsion Research laboratory.Curt Niebur, Europa Dog clipper plan scientist, NASA Base of operations.Jordan Evans, Europa Dog clipper venture manager, NASA's Plane Propulsion Research laboratory.To request inquiries in the course of the teleconference, media must RSVP absolutely no beyond 2 hours before the activity to Molly Wasser at: molly.l.wasser@nasa.gov. NASA's media accreditation plan is actually on call online.Europa Dog clipper's major scientific research goal is actually to determine whether there are actually areas beneath the surface area of Jupiter's icy moon that could possibly support life. The mission's objectives are to understand the attributes of Europa's ice layer and the ocean underneath it, and also to examine the moon's composition and also geology. A comprehensive expedition of Europa additionally will assist astrobiologists a lot better recognize the ability for habitable worlds beyond our world.To learn more regarding Europa Dog clipper, browse through:.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 Research Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.818-393-6215gretchen.p.mccartney@jpl.nasa.gov.