NASA's Europa Clipper-a mission to a potentially habitable ocean world

Nat Commun. 2020 Mar 11;11(1):1311. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15160-9.

Abstract

Jupiter’s satellite Europa almost certainly hides a global saltwater ocean beneath its icy surface. Chemistry at the ice surface and ocean-rock interface might provide the building blocks for life, and NASA’s Europa Clipper mission will assess Europa’s habitability.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.