NASA's Europa Clipper to Carry Message of Exploration to Jupiter's Moon

Set to launch in October, the mission will explore Europa's ocean for signs of life, carrying a plaque symbolizing humanity's quest for connection.

The Europa Clipper mission, set to launch in October, will carry a unique plaque to Jupiter's moon Europa, featuring over 2.6 million names and the word 'water' in 103 languages.
The plaque, made of tantalum metal, also includes a handwritten poem by Ada Limón, a portrait of planetary science pioneer Ron Greeley, and the controversial Drake Equation.
NASA's mission aims to explore Europa's subsurface ocean, which is believed to contain twice as much water as Earth's oceans, to determine if it could support life.
The spacecraft will make 49 flybys of Europa, using a suite of instruments to study the moon's ocean, crust, atmosphere, and space environment.
The design of the plaque symbolizes humanity's quest for exploration and connection, featuring visual representations of sound waves for 'water' and references to interstellar communication.