NASA approves the design of the ‘Europa Clipper’, the first probe created to study an extraterrestrial ocean – Explica .co – Explica

NASA’s next mission to the Jovian system is progressing as scheduled for launch in 2024. Earlier this month the ‘Europa Clipper’ probe has passed its critical design review and experts say it is ready to complete its assembly and test its sophisticated instruments intended to study the habitability of the gas giant’s moon Europa in the immense ocean that shelters under the thick layer of ice that covers it.
The Ocean under the ice of Europa is twice the size of all the oceans on Earth Combined,…

Click here to view the original article.