Waspie_Dwarf Posted February 9, 2017 #1 Share Posted February 9, 2017 NASA Receives Science Report on Europa Lander Concept Quote A report on the potential science value of a lander on the surface of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa has been delivered to NASA, and the agency is now engaging the broader science community to open a discussion about its findings In early 2016, in response to a congressional directive, NASA’s Planetary Science Division began a pre-Phase A study to assess the science value and engineering design of a future Europa lander mission. Read More: NASA 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted February 10, 2017 #2 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Cant wait for this one! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted February 10, 2017 Author #3 Share Posted February 10, 2017 1 hour ago, seeder said: Cant wait for this one! Bear in mind this is just the science proposal outlining the potential scientific benefits of such a mission. It's not even on the drawing board yet. As of this moment there is no actual mission for you to wait for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted February 10, 2017 #4 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Still if it falls through im stil waiting for that chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolci Posted February 10, 2017 #5 Share Posted February 10, 2017 All these worlds are yours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniwha Posted February 11, 2017 #6 Share Posted February 11, 2017 6 hours ago, Waspie_Dwarf said: Bear in mind this is just the science proposal outlining the potential scientific benefits of such a mission. It's not even on the drawing board yet. As of this moment there is no actual mission for you to wait for. No wonder the concept drawing looks so unrealistically out of date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniwha Posted February 11, 2017 #7 Share Posted February 11, 2017 6 hours ago, seanjo said: Good move, if there is other life in this Solar System then it will be on Europa. I don't want to burst the bubble but I'm guessing there won't be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torviking Posted February 11, 2017 #8 Share Posted February 11, 2017 All these worlds are yours Earthmen EXCEPT EUROPA. Attempt no landings there.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torviking Posted February 11, 2017 #9 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Europa lander..."Will I dream Dr Chandra?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qxcontinuum Posted February 11, 2017 #10 Share Posted February 11, 2017 finally 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taniwha Posted February 11, 2017 #11 Share Posted February 11, 2017 6 hours ago, seanjo said: Probably, but they believe there is a salt water "Ocean" under the ice and with the gravitational pull of Jupiter causing geological stress, there is also heat within the core of Europa, these are prime conditions for a warm ocean with oasis's of black smokers encouraging life to grow and thrive. Thanks seanjo for the tip, I found this snippet about black smokers and thought others might enjoy it too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark-DK Posted February 16, 2017 #12 Share Posted February 16, 2017 (edited) I mis-read this as "In Europa"...and thought "not that hard to find here..." Edited February 16, 2017 by Aardvark-DK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted March 16, 2017 Author #13 Share Posted March 16, 2017 It seems we are going to have to wait a few years longer for a Europa lander. The FY2018 budget proposal contains no funding for this mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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