Spacecraft reaches its closest point to Jupiter’s moon Europa

Juno" Thursday from approaching a distance of 357 km from "Europe"It is believed that there is an ocean flowing under its thick frozen crust, which increases the possibility of the existence of underwater life.

Scientists hope to get lucky and spot potential water plumes that may flow from the surface "Europe"which is about the size of the Earth’s moon.

John Purdy, assistant mission manager at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said:"NASA"to fly the spacecraft "relatively quickly" It is 123.6 kilometers per second.

She said "NASA" Related images should be available by Friday.

The spacecraft is still "Galileo" .’s former"NASA" Holds the record for getting close to the moon "Europe" By 351 km, recorded in 2000.

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and managed”Juno“Thursday from approaching a distance of 357 km from “Europe”, which is believed to have an ocean flowing under its thick frozen crust, which increases the possibility of life underwater.

Scientists hope to get lucky and spot potential water plumes that may flow from the surface of Europa, which is about the size of Earth’s moon.

John Purdy, assistant mission manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, expected the spacecraft to travel at a “relatively high speed” of 123.6 kilometers per second.

And she saidNASARelevant images should be available by Friday.

NASA’s former Galileo spacecraft still holds the record for approaching Moon “Europe” By 351 km, recorded in 2000.

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