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An international team of scientists with Nasa, the Jet Propulsion Lab and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab will oversee the odyssey.

At a time when there is a space launch virtually every week, this mission promises something different, suggests Professor Fox-Powell.

“There's no profit being made. This is about exploration and curiosity, and pushing back the boundaries of our knowledge of our place in the universe,” he says.
 

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"Europa Clipper will now travel 1.8 billion miles to reach Europa"

"Located 628 million kilometres (390 million miles) from Earth, Europa is just a bit bigger than our moon"


Does anyone know why Europa Clipper is traveling more than 4.6 times the distance of the distance to the moon to get to that moon?
 

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"Europa Clipper will now travel 1.8 billion miles to reach Europa"

"Located 628 million kilometres (390 million miles) from Earth, Europa is just a bit bigger than our moon"


Does anyone know why Europa Clipper is traveling more than 4.6 times the distance of the distance to the moon to get to that moon?
I asked a buddy mine who's into Astrology, he said it's because Europa is farther away than "our" moon.

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I asked a buddy mine who's into Astrology, he said it's because Europa is farther away than "our" moon.

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Oh, you think our moon is 628 million kilometres from Earth? Wrong.

Also, the article said Europa is 628 million kilometres from Earth, not our own moon.

How about you only post when you do not have something stupid to say?
 

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"Europa Clipper will now travel 1.8 billion miles to reach Europa"

"Located 628 million kilometres (390 million miles) from Earth, Europa is just a bit bigger than our moon"


Does anyone know why Europa Clipper is traveling more than 4.6 times the distance of the distance to the moon to get to that moon?

Anyone want to take a shot without making an ass of themselves?
 
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Anyone want to take a shot without making an ass of themselves?
Maybe because they are doing a series of flybys. And perhaps they don't get to Europa as the crow flies in the first place. Are you really upset about this? You seem upset, dude.
 
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Oh, you think our moon is 628 million kilometres from Earth? Wrong.

Also, the article said Europa is 628 million kilometres from Earth, not our own moon.

How about you only post when you do not have something stupid to say?
It wasn't that hard to look up, you lazy %^$*.

The largest spacecraft NASA ever built for a mission headed to another planet,
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also is the first NASA mission dedicated to studying an ocean world beyond Earth. The spacecraft will travel 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion kilometers) on a trajectory that will leverage the power of gravity assists, first to Mars in four months and then back to Earth for another gravity assist flyby in 2026. After it begins orbiting Jupiter in April 2030, the spacecraft will fly past Europa 49 times.

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This thread has been awesome.

It has shown that @Admin. thinks that whenever someone says "moon", he thinks they mean "the Earth's moon"...

And that @Admin. has no concept of how far away Earth's moon is from Earth....

And that @Lily cannot comprehend basic English....

And that while @LotusBud can understand basic English, she gets overly emotional over a simple question and misunderstands the intention of the question: I already knew the answer, you dope!!! Hahaha!! I was trying to bring something a little more interesting the the thread than just posting an article that nobody will really read anyways.

At least you actually answered the question, @LotusBud...I hope you learned something. But I actually doubt that you did.
 
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This thread has been awesome.

It has shown that @Admin. thinks that whenever someone says "moon", he thinks they mean "the Earth's moon"...

And that @Admin. has no concept of how far away Earth's moon is from Earth....

And that @Lily cannot comprehend basic English....

And that while @LotusBud can understand basic English, she gets overly emotional over a simple question and misunderstands the intention of the question: I already knew the answer, you dope!!! Hahaha!! I was trying to bring something a little more interesting the the thread than just posting an article that nobody will really read anyways.

At least you actually answered the question, @LotusBud...I hope you learned something. But I actually doubt that you did.
Sure.
 

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You just have a weak mind so the question confuses you.

Maybe colours will help you....

Does anyone know why Europa Clipper is traveling more than 4.6 times the distance of the distance to the moon to get to that moon?

No?

Hahahahaha!!!!!!
Like my Astrologist buddy said dipstick, Europa is farther away. Quit being retarded and bald.
 
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Oh, you think our moon is 628 million kilometres from Earth? Wrong.

Also, the article said Europa is 628 million kilometres from Earth, not our own moon.

How about you only post when you do not have something stupid to say?
You just have a weak mind so the question confuses you.

Maybe colours will help you....

Does anyone know why Europa Clipper is traveling more than 4.6 times the distance of the distance to the moon to get to that moon?

No?

Hahahahaha!!!!!!
This thread has been awesome.

It has shown that @Admin. thinks that whenever someone says "moon", he thinks they mean "the Earth's moon"...

And that @Admin. has no concept of how far away Earth's moon is from Earth....

And that @Lily cannot comprehend basic English....

And that while @LotusBud can understand basic English, she gets overly emotional over a simple question and misunderstands the intention of the question: I already knew the answer, you dope!!! Hahaha!! I was trying to bring something a little more interesting the the thread than just posting an article that nobody will really read anyways.

At least you actually answered the question, @LotusBud...I hope you learned something. But I actually doubt that you did.
So, WHO gets emotional again?
 
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"Europa Clipper will now travel 1.8 billion miles to reach Europa"

"Located 628 million kilometres (390 million miles) from Earth, Europa is just a bit bigger than our moon"


Does anyone know why Europa Clipper is traveling more than 4.6 times the distance of the distance to the moon to get to that moon?
And, yes, @Lily was right. That right there ^^^^^^ is a very badly worded question. But I rewrote it in my head into the proper form: Does anyone know why the Europa Clipper will travel more than 4.6 times the distance between Earth and Europa on this voyage?

"...the distance of the distance to the moon to get to that moon" LMAO
 

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And, yes, @Lily was right. That right there ^^^^^^ is a very badly worded question. But I rewrote it in my head into the proper form: Does anyone know why the Europa Clipper will travel more than 4.6 times the distance between Earth and Europa on this voyage?

"...the distance of the distance to the moon to get to that moon" LMAO

He's immature for a man of his age. He, like most conservatives, refuses to be accountable...even to himself.
 

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And, yes, @Lily was right. That right there ^^^^^^ is a very badly worded question. But I rewrote it in my head into the proper form: Does anyone know why the Europa Clipper will travel more than 4.6 times the distance between Earth and Europa on this voyage?

"...the distance of the distance to the moon to get to that moon" LMAO
That is how I read it and why I responded as I did, and his rejection of my answer I must admit gave me pause.
 
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He's immature for a man of his age. He, like most conservatives, refuses to be accountable...even to himself.
Plus he derailed this thread because he's too immature to simply talk about the mission. He has to turn it into a "gotcha" thread full of insults. So typically conservative.
 

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He wants to troll in the upper boards. That's frowned upon. He knows this, he just doesn't give a shit.
I think he thought going beyond his abilities by financing beyond all his practical means a Corvette in Arctic White would turn him into something new and improved and more desirable to @Lily 'Cause every Lily crazy 'bout a vette-dressed man!
 
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