Penetrating the ice sheet of an ocean moon: Four questions about the Clipper Mission to Europa
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On Oct. 14 NASA's Europa Clipper Mission launched. It is the first detailed investigation of Jupiter's moon Europa—which is believed to harbor an ocean so vast that it contains more water than anywhere else in the known universe (even Earth). While the mission won't directly search for life, everywhere water has been found on Earth, life has been present.