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NASA Welcomes Media to Discuss Europa Clipper Purpose

.NASA is going to store a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Monday, Sept. 9, to supply an upgrade on Europa Dog clipper, an objective that will analyze whether Jupiter's moon Europa might be hospitable to lifestyle. The teleconference will occur after an essential selection factor meeting earlier that day relating to upcoming measures for the purpose.Sound of the tele-conference are going to flow reside on the company's website at:.https://www.nasa.gov/live.Individuals in the tele-conference include:.Nicola Fox, associate manager, Scientific research Mission Directorate, NASA Company Headquaters.Laurie Leshin, center director, NASA's Jet Propulsion Research laboratory.Curt Niebur, Europa Clipper course researcher, NASA Base.Jordan Evans, Europa Clipper job supervisor, NASA's Plane Power Laboratory.To request questions in the course of the teleconference, media should RSVP absolutely no behind two hours just before the activity to Molly Wasser at: molly.l.wasser@nasa.gov. NASA's media certification plan is accessible online.Europa Clipper's main science objective is actually to calculate whether there are actually places under the surface of Jupiter's icy moon that might assist lifestyle. The mission's purposes are to comprehend the nature of Europa's ice layer and also the sea under it, in addition to to research the moon's arrangement and geology. An in-depth expedition of Europa additionally will definitely help astrobiologists better know the potential for livable worlds beyond our earth.To get more information about Europa Dog clipper, browse through:.https://europa.nasa.gov.- end-.Karen Fox/ Molly WasserHeadquarters, Washington 202-358-1600karen.c.fox@nasa.gov / molly.l.wasser@nasa.gov.Gretchen McCartneyJet Propulsion Research Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.818-393-6215gretchen.p.mccartney@jpl.nasa.gov.