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Spacecraft Bound for Jupiter's Moon Europa Passes Moon's Orbit
Approximately eight hours after being launched from France’s space program headquarters on Corsica yesterday, the Phenix spacecraft (Phenix is the French name for Phoenix, the mythological brother of Europa, for whom Jupiter’s moon Europa is named) has passed the moon’s orbit. The mission consists of five men and three women and is scheduled to land on the surface of Europa within fourteen months, although the French government has kept the exact timeline of the mission secret. The eight scientists will spend seven months on Europa and conduct a wide battery of tests meant to prove theories of an ocean of liquid water believed to exist below the surface of this, Jupiter’s fourth largest and sixth closest moon. On Europa, which is slightly smaller than Earth’s own moon, the potential for liquid water exists because of the hypothesized tidal characteristics of this moon, which could keep internal temperatures above freezing. Two of the eight scientists aboard the craft are France’s leading specialists in extraterrestrial biology, who hope to find the first living specimens of life off of planet Earth. Arnold Bryant, the only American on the craft, will be the first American to venture beyond Mars.
Spacecraft Bound for Jupiter's Moon Europa Passes Moon's Orbit
Approximately eight hours after being launched from France’s space program headquarters on Corsica yesterday, the Phenix spacecraft (Phenix is the French name for Phoenix, the mythological brother of Europa, for whom Jupiter’s moon Europa is named) has passed the moon’s orbit. The mission consists of five men and three women and is scheduled to land on the surface of Europa within fourteen months, although the French government has kept the exact timeline of the mission secret. The eight scientists will spend seven months on Europa and conduct a wide battery of tests meant to prove theories of an ocean of liquid water believed to exist below the surface of this, Jupiter’s fourth largest and sixth closest moon. On Europa, which is slightly smaller than Earth’s own moon, the potential for liquid water exists because of the hypothesized tidal characteristics of this moon, which could keep internal temperatures above freezing. Two of the eight scientists aboard the craft are France’s leading specialists in extraterrestrial biology, who hope to find the first living specimens of life off of planet Earth. Arnold Bryant, the only American on the craft, will be the first American to venture beyond Mars.