Europa, Jupiter's fourth-largest moon, has been scrutinized by the scientific community for decades. Still, NASA's Europa Clipper mission recently targeted this moon to explore its potential to harbor life.
The celestial body is considered captivating and unique among Jupiter's moons due to the vast saltwater ocean beneath its icy surface.
Scientific observations suggest that Europa's ocean contains more than twice as much water as Earth's oceans.
Aim to study Europa's surface
The Europa Clipper mission, scheduled to launch in October, aims to study Europa's surface and subsurface to determine if conditions are suitable for life.
Additionally, the European Space Agency's Juice mission is also targeting Jupiter's icy moons to explore their habitability further, reported MIT Technology Review.
