Europe Picks Jupiter Probe; Runners-Up Vow to Press On

Europe Picks Jupiter Probe; Runners-Up Vow to Press On

While American space scientists gaze on with envy, Europe is setting its sights on a solo run to Jupiter. Last week, the European Space Agency announced that it had chosen a [Euro1 billion satellite to study three icy moons of Jupiter as its next major science mission, scheduled to be launched in 20...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2012-05, Vol.336 (6082), p.658-659
1. Verfasser: CARTLIDGE, EDWIN
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Earths Moon
European Space Agency
Galilean satellites
Jovian satellites
Jupiter
Jupiter probes
Jupiter satellites
Lunar orbits
Natural satellites
NEWS & ANALYSIS
Presses
Scientific belief
Scientists
Solar system
Solar systems
Space missions
Spacecraft launching
X ray observatories
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Zusammenfassung:While American space scientists gaze on with envy, Europe is setting its sights on a solo run to Jupiter. Last week, the European Space Agency announced that it had chosen a [Euro1 billion satellite to study three icy moons of Jupiter as its next major science mission, scheduled to be launched in 2022. Scientists believe the moons orbiting Jupiter are potentially homes of primitive life and could be models for life on planets and moons beyond our solar system.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.336.6082.658