NASA Appointed Team Set Out Priorities For a Europa Surface Mission 83
astroengine writes "Europa has only been seen from afar, but its aura of intrigue has inspired scientists to study ideas as to how to explore the icy Jovian moon. In a new study published in the journal Astrobiology [paper], a NASA-appointed science definition team lays out the rich tapestry of discovery facing any mission to study Europa, but what questions do we need answering? 'If one day humans send a robotic lander to the surface of Europa, we need to know what to look for and what tools it should carry,' said Robert Pappalardo, of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and the study's lead author. 'There is still a lot of preparation that is needed before we could land on Europa, but studies like these will help us focus on the technologies required to get us there, and on the data needed to help us scout out possible landing locations. Europa is the most likely place in our solar system beyond Earth to have life today, and a landed mission would be the best way to search for signs of life.'"
2010 (Score:5, Funny)
ALL THESE WORLDS
ARE YOURS EXCEPT
EUROPA
ATTEMPT NO
LANDING THERE
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Re:2010 (Score:5, Funny)
Filter error: Don't use so many caps. Filter error: Don't use so many caps. Filter error: Don't use so many caps.
Imagine what would have happened had the puny Earthlings' communication network rejected HAL's message due to a triggered lameness filter.
Could they send some bloody microphones? (Score:4, Funny)
The only thing we could missing is the sound of a thousand alien mating frogs.
Re:Search for life (Score:2, Funny)
*sigh* A few years ago I'd have said "you should read your links before you post them."
Touche'. A few years ago Google still worked.