Obnews Digital Desk. NASA's spacecraft leaves for Jupiter's moon 'Europa' Cape Canaveral, October 14 (AP) NASA on Monday launched a spacecraft to find conditions suitable for life in the vast ocean hidden on Jupiter's moon Europa. Many types of information have been shared regarding this.
It will take five and a half years to reach
Information shared by NASA states that 'Europa Clipper' will take up to five and a half years to reach Jupiter. This spacecraft will enter the orbit around this giant gas planet and will approach Europa passing through dozens of radiation-laden beams. At the same time, scientists are confident that there exists a deep global ocean beneath the icy layer of Europa, where water and life may exist. SpaceX launched the vehicle, which will travel 1.8 million miles. This vehicle has been launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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The journey will be of crores of KM
If we talk about Europa Clipper, it is a robotic solar powered vehicle. Which will enter the orbit of Jupiter around 2030. Whose total journey is going to be 290 crore kilometers. Which will take at least five and a half years to cross. According to the information, after reaching the orbit of Jupiter, NASA's spacecraft is going to remain near the Europa moon for three years.
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How is the Europa Clipper spacecraft?
If we talk about Europa Clipper spacecraft, NASA has made this vehicle of large size. Which is 100 feet long and after opening the solar panel and antenna, its width becomes up to 58 feet. Finally, if we look at the weight, it is going to be up to 6000 kg.
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