2023-06-09 14:17:16
NASA continues to roll up its sleeves with the clipper missionwhich will send a ship to the the month of Europe of the largest planet in the solar system, which could support life in its icy shell. Although its launch is scheduled for October 2024, the space agency American has given more details of its mission: the space probe will carry brushstrokes of humanity. Specifically, a poem will reach the Galilean satellite and the names of all astronomy fans who want to leave a mark in outer space. We have already embarked on the Europa Clipper mission and we already have our diploma. You dare? We explain how you can participate in the project’Message in a bottle‘.
The Europa Clipper space probe it will arrive at Jupiter in 2030. From there, it will circle the planet and make a series of flybys on the sixth natural satellite in increasing order of distance from the gas giant. The main objective is to find suitable living conditions. In this sense, experts predict detecting microbial life.
To find her, different Scientific instruments will collect data about him underground oceanthe ice crust and the atmosphere of Europe, located at 965 million kilometers from Earth at its furthest point and 588 million at its closest point.
In addition to compiling information, the ship will leave a ‘gift’, which message in a Bottle. In fact, the project is called ‘Message in a bottle‘. Because NASA wants to involve everyone in the mission. The names and surnames of all those people who want to go stamped on microchips.
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They will not travel alone, but will be accompanied by the poem dedicated to the moon ‘In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europe‘, by the American writer ada lemon. In fact, she herself gives voice to the verses.
How to participate in ‘Message in a bottle‘ and reach Jupiter
Anyone can be part of Message in a bottle‘. If you want to be one of them, you just have to fill out this simple form of the US space agency. There is only one thing: the period to participate will not last as long as the probe’s journey through outer space. On the contrary: it will end on December 31.
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