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NASA Welcomes Media to Talk About Europa Dog Clipper Purpose

.NASA will definitely hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Monday, Sept. 9, to supply an improve on Europa Dog clipper, a mission that will certainly examine whether Jupiter's moon Europa may be friendly to life. The teleconference is going to occur after a key selection point appointment previously that day regarding upcoming actions for the objective.Audio of the tele-conference will flow survive on the agency's web site at:.https://www.nasa.gov/live.Participants in the tele-conference feature:.Nicola Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters.Laurie Leshin, center supervisor, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.Curt Niebur, Europa Clipper course researcher, NASA Main office.Jordan Evans, Europa Clipper venture manager, NASA's Jet Propulsion Research laboratory.To request questions during the course of the teleconference, media have to RSVP absolutely no beyond pair of hrs just before the occasion to Molly Wasser at: molly.l.wasser@nasa.gov. NASA's media accreditation plan is actually accessible online.Europa Dog clipper's major science target is actually to establish whether there are areas beneath the surface of Jupiter's icy moon that could possibly support life. The objective's goals are actually to comprehend the nature of Europa's ice shell and also the ocean under it, along with to study the moon's composition and geography. An in-depth exploration of Europa likewise are going to assist astrobiologists a lot better comprehend the capacity for livable worlds to come our world.For more information about Europa Dog clipper, go to:.https://europa.nasa.gov.- end-.Karen Fox/ Molly WasserHeadquarters, Washington 202-358-1600karen.c.fox@nasa.gov / molly.l.wasser@nasa.gov.Gretchen McCartneyJet Power Lab, Pasadena, Calif.818-393-6215gretchen.p.mccartney@jpl.nasa.gov.