Investigation Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.clipper::1.0
NAME EUROPA CLIPPER MISSION
TYPE Mission
DESCRIPTION 
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will perform dozens of close flybys of Jupiter?s moon Europa, gathering detailed measurements to investigate whether the moon could have conditions suitable for life. Europa Clipper is not a life detection mission ? its main science goal is to determine whether there are places below Europa?s surface that could support life.
START DATE 2024-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
STOP DATE 2034-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
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