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JUICE will complement another planned journey to Jupiter

Artist’s conception of Europa Clipper. — Artist’s conception of Europa Clipper. Image: NASA

Jupiter is very hot right now, as JUICE is one of three planned missions to the gas giant, including Lucy. NASA’s Europa Clipper is set to launch in October 2024, but as NASA program scientist Curt Niebur explained in a statement in 2017, the two missions will complement each other. “The missions are like close members of the same family. Together they will explore the entire Jovian system,” he explained. “Clipper is focused on Europa and determining its habitability. JUICE is looking for a broader understanding how the entire group of Galilean satellites formed and evolved.” Europa Clipper is expected to arrive at Jupiter in April 2030.

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