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Engineers install a 2-foot-wide reaction wheel onto the main body of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
NASA's Europa Clipper Reaction Wheel in Process
Jupiter's moon Europa may have an ocean more than twice the size of Earth's oceans combined. Why do scientists think so? Find out in 60 seconds.
Space Shorts: Could Jupiter's Moon Europa Have an Ocean?
This unprocessed image shows the successful “first light” for Europa Clipper’s MISE instrument.
MISE First Light
Engineers inspect Europa Clipper's ultraviolet spectrograph in a cleanroom at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California after delivery.
Engineers Inspect Europa Clipper's Ultraviolet Spectrograph
This image, using data from NASA's Galileo mission, shows the first detection of clay-like minerals on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa.
Clay Prints on Europa
This color composite view combines violet, green, and infrared images of Jupiter's intriguing moon, Europa, for a view of the moon in natural color (left) and in enhanced color designed to bring ou...
Europa Global Views in Natural and Enhanced Colors
The instrument sensor head for Europa Clipper’s dust analyzer is seen in a clean room during the installation of multi-layer insulation prior to thermal balancing testing.
Preparing Europa Clipper's Dust Analyzer for Thermal Balance Testing
This image of Jupiter's icy satellite Europa shows surface features such as domes and ridges, as well as a region of disrupted terrain including crustal plates which are thought to have broken apar...
Europa "Ice Rafts" in Local and Color Context
The high gain antenna is visible moving into the test area at NASA's Langley Research Center.
High Gain Antenna Testing Time Lapse
This video shows a test deployment of Europa Clipper’s high frequency (HF) radar antenna.
Europa Clipper REASON HF Radar Antenna Deployment
Agenor Linea is unique in that it is similar in width and length to dark bands seen in the northern hemisphere, but it is bright in color rather than dark.
Agenor Linea on Europa
Thermal imager test for focus and optical quality.
Thermal Imager Test
This high resolution view of the Conamara Chaos region on Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, reveals craters which range in size from about 98 feet (30 meters) to slightly over a quarter of a mile (over 4...
Small Craters on Europa
Europa Clipper’s ultraviolet spectrograph is the first science instrument installed on the spacecraft’s nadir deck.
Ultraviolet Spectrograph Integration
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)’s Brandon Perez (mechanical engineer; left) and Bryan Esquivel (technician; right) prepare to install electrical boards into the Europa Ultraviolet Spectrograph ...
Europa-UVS Electrical Board Installation
This view of the Conamara Chaos region on Jupiter's moon Europa taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft shows an area where the icy surface has been broken into many separate plates that have moved late...
Chaotic Terrain on Europa in Very High Resolution
A collector assembly that will fly aboard Europa Clipper in one the four PIMS Faraday cups, which will help scientists study the charged particle (plasma) environment around Europa.
PIMS Collector Assembly
The outward-facing side of Europa Clipper's vault plate shows waveforms symbolizing the word 'water' in multiple languages.
Europa Clipper Vault Plate - Water Words
This artist's concept illustrates two possible cut-away views through Europa's ice shell.
Thick or Thin Ice Shell on Europa?
Workers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California deploy Europa Clipper’s magnetometer boom.
Workers Deploy the Europa Clipper Magnetometer Boom
This mosaic of a region in the northern hemisphere of Jupiter's moon, Europa, displays many of the features which are typical on the satellite's icy surface.
Double Ridges, Dark Spots, and Smooth Icy Plains on Europa
This animation segment shows the deployment of NASA’s Europa Clipper ECM boom after launch.
Mission Animation: ECM Boom Deployment (Close)
Jupiter's moon Europa, as seen in this image taken June 27, 1996 by NASA's Galileo spacecraft, displays features in some areas resembling ice floes seen in Earth's polar seas.
Europa Ice Floes
This view of Jupiter's moon Europa features several regional views obtained during different flybys of the moon by NASA's Galileo mission.
Pole-to-Pole View of Europa
The Europa Clipper Solar Array Mechanical Simulator is shown installed on the spacecraft’s propulsion module.
Solar Array Mechanical Simulator