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NASA Invites Media to Talk About Europa Clipper Purpose

.NASA will hold a media tele-conference at 4 p.m. EDT, Monday, Sept. 9, to deliver an improve on Europa Dog clipper, a purpose that will certainly analyze whether Jupiter's moon Europa may be welcoming to lifestyle. The tele-conference will happen after an essential selection factor conference earlier that day relating to next actions for the mission.Sound of the tele-conference will stream survive the organization's website at:.https://www.nasa.gov/live.Attendees in the teleconference consist of:.Nicola Fox, associate administrator, Science Goal Directorate, NASA Headquarters.Laurie Leshin, center director, NASA's Plane Propulsion Lab.Curt Niebur, Europa Dog clipper plan researcher, NASA Main office.Jordan Evans, Europa Dog clipper task manager, NASA's Jet Power Lab.To ask concerns in the course of the tele-conference, media should RSVP no beyond 2 hours prior to the activity to Molly Wasser at: molly.l.wasser@nasa.gov. NASA's media accreditation policy is offered online.Europa Clipper's major science goal is to calculate whether there are spots beneath the area of Jupiter's icy moon that could assist life. The mission's objectives are to understand the nature of Europa's ice shell and also the sea beneath it, in addition to to analyze the moon's arrangement and geography. A comprehensive expedition of Europa likewise will help astrobiologists a lot better recognize the possibility for livable worlds beyond our planet.To learn more about Europa Clipper, go to:.https://europa.nasa.gov.- edge-.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.