What the Europa Clipper Mission Might Discover at Europa! w/Erin Leonard &

Check out part 1 all about the Europa Geology on ‪@GEOGIRL‬ :    • Europa Geology & What it Means for Li...  

Watch Europa Clipper launch live on NASA's channel! - https://www.youtube.com/live/lQToTWKw...

References & Resources:
NASA Europa facts page: https://science.nasa.gov/jupiter/moon...
NASA Europa Clipper Science page: https://europa.nasa.gov/mission/science/
NASA Europa Clipper main mission page: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/euro...
NASA Europa Team page: https://europa.nasa.gov/mission/the-t...
NASA Mission Info page (Discovery vs New Frontiers vs Flagship): https://www.nasa.gov/planetarymission...
Leonard et al., 2024 (First USGS Global Geologic Map of Europa!): https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/sim...
Images of Clipper at KSC: https://images.nasa.gov/album/SpaceX_...
Great images of Europa’s chaos terrain and bands: https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/new...
An amazing paper that Dr. Leonard is a co-author on all about the Geology Europa Clipper will do (with amazing figures too)! Daubar et al., 2024- https://link.springer.com/article/10....
Pappalardo, 2010: Seeking Europa's Ocean- http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1743921310...
Roberts et al., 2023: Exploring the Interior of Europa with the Europa Clipper- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-023-00...

Video Chapters:
0:00 Intro- What is Europa Clipper?
1:02 Check out Part 1 on Europa Geology!
2:05 Dr. Leonard's Role on Europa Clipper Team
3:25 What is Europa & Why Are We Going There?
4:05 Why Flyby rather than Orbit or Land? 
5:40 Radiation Shielding on Clipper
7:08 Why a Flagship Mission?
8:32 Science Goals of the Mission
9:13 Investigating if Europa is Habitable
10:55 Are we going to drill into its ocean?
11:35 What kind of life might be on Europa?
13:40 Europa life vs Earth life origins
14:28 Instruments on Europa Clipper
17:38 How gravity tells us about Europa's Interior
19:13 Will we fly through any plumes?
20:19 JUICE Clipper Collaborations!
22:27 Mission Timeline!
24:50 Where to follow along!