欧罗巴快船开始前往木星冰冷的卫星
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.
Europa Clipper is the first mission designed to conduct a detailed study of Jupiter’s moon Europa to determine if it currently has habitable conditions. The spacecraft will travel 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion km) to reach Jupiter in April 2030. It will orbit Jupiter and conduct 49 close flybys of Europa.
Follow Europa Clipper’s journey in NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System app.
Image credit: SpaceX
2024年10月14日星期一，一枚搭载NASA欧罗巴快船探测器的SpaceX猎鹰重型火箭从NASA位于佛罗里达州的肯尼迪航天中心升空。
欧罗巴快船是第一个旨在对木星的卫星木卫二进行详细研究的任务，以确定其目前是否具备宜居条件。飞船将飞行18亿英里（29亿公里），于2030年4月抵达木星。它将围绕木星运行，并对木卫二进行49次近距离飞越。
影像来源: SpaceX