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NASA Invites Media to Discuss Europa Clipper Purpose

.NASA will definitely hold a media tele-conference at 4 p.m. EDT, Monday, Sept. 9, to provide an upgrade on Europa Clipper, an objective that will definitely examine whether Jupiter's moon Europa may be hospitable to life. The teleconference is going to develop after a key selection point conference earlier that time regarding following measures for the purpose.Sound of the teleconference will flow reside on the organization's site at:.https://www.nasa.gov/live.Individuals in the tele-conference feature:.Nicola Fox, associate manager, Scientific research Goal Directorate, NASA Head Office.Laurie Leshin, center director, NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab.Curt Niebur, Europa Clipper program researcher, NASA Base of operations.Jordan Evans, Europa Dog clipper job manager, NASA's Plane Power Laboratory.To request questions during the tele-conference, media have to RSVP no beyond two hrs prior to the activity to Molly Wasser at: molly.l.wasser@nasa.gov. NASA's media certification policy is on call online.Europa Clipper's main science objective is actually to calculate whether there are areas under the area of Jupiter's icy moon that can support life. The purpose's purposes are to know the attributes of Europa's ice shell and also the ocean beneath it, along with to examine the moon's arrangement as well as geography. A detailed exploration of Europa additionally will definitely assist astrobiologists better comprehend the capacity for habitable worlds to come our planet.To get more information about Europa Clipper, go to:.https://europa.nasa.gov.- end-.Karen Fox/ Molly WasserHeadquarters, Washington 202-358-1600karen.c.fox@nasa.gov / molly.l.wasser@nasa.gov.Gretchen McCartneyJet Power Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.818-393-6215gretchen.p.mccartney@jpl.nasa.gov.