测试欧罗巴快船的太阳能电池阵列
On Aug. 21, 2024, engineers and technicians deployed and tested NASA’s Europa Clipper giant solar arrays. Each array measures about 46.5 feet (14.2 meters) long and about 13.5 feet (4.1 meters) high.
Europa Clipper is scheduled to launch Oct. 10, 2024, on the first mission to conduct a detailed science investigation of Jupiter’s moon Europa. Scientists predict Europa has a salty ocean beneath its icy crust that could hold the building blocks necessary to sustain life.
Learn how this spacecraft’s solar arrays will power flybys.
Image credit: NASA/Frank Michaux
2024年8月21日，工程师和技术人员部署并测试了NASA的欧罗巴快船巨型太阳能电池阵列。每个阵列长约46.5英尺（14.2米），高约13.5英尺（4.1米）。
欧罗巴快船计划于2024年10月10日发射，这是首次对木星的卫星木卫二进行详细的科学调查。科学家预测，木卫二冰冷的地壳下有一个含盐海洋，可能蕴藏着维持生命所需的基石。
图片来源: NASA/Frank Michaux