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U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón Pens Poem for NASA's Europa Clipper Mission

  • Ada Limón wrote a poem called "In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa" for NASA's upcoming Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's moon Europa.
  • The poem will be engraved on the Europa Clipper spacecraft, which will launch in October 2024.
  • Limón struggled to write the poem at first but found inspiration in recognizing Earth's wonders while exploring outer space.
  • The poem pays tribute to the night sky, Earth's seas, and "invisible worlds."
  • Limón is the first Latina U.S. poet laureate and recently began her second term as poet laureate.
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