Jupiter Moon Europa

When is the spacecraft Europa Clipper set to embark on its voyage to Jupiter's moon Europa?

• October 2024

• October 2025

• October 2023

• October 2022

How many years will the journey of the spacecraft Europa Clipper to Jupiter's moon Europa take?

• 5 years

• 3 years

• 6 years

• 4 years

What is the name of the time-capsule project associated with the spacecraft Europa Clipper?

• Message in a Bottle

• Galactic Memoir

• Time Travelers' Log

• Space Odyssey

Who is the poet of the piece of poetry called 'In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa'?

• Emily Dickinson

• Maya Angelou

• Ada Limon

• Langston Hughes

How many names have been submitted to NASA for engraving on the microchip bound for Jupiter's moon Europa?

• Over 600,000

• Over 500,000

• Over 800,000

• Over 700,000

What will engineers use to stencil the names onto the tiny silicon microchip?

• Laser beam

• Electron beam

• X-ray beam

• Gamma ray beam

How small is each line of text that will be etched onto the microchip?

• 1/1000th the width of a human hair

• 1/100,000th the width of a human hair

• 1/100th the width of a human hair

• 1/10,000th the width of a human hair

How many close flybys of Europa's ocean world will the spacecraft Europa Clipper make?

• About 40

• About 60

• About 30

• About 50

How many officially recognized moons does Jupiter have?

• 95

• 85

• 90

• 79

What kind of data will the Europa Clipper gather on Jupiter's moon Europa?

• Data on atmosphere, icy crust, and ocean

• Data on geological formations

• Data on volcanic activity

• Data on weather patterns