With its 22-meter solar panels, the six-ton probe (including onboard fuel) will generate 600 watts to operate its nine instruments, even though it is five times further from the Sun than Earth. The idea is to use its cameras, spectrometers, radar and radio system to carry out a detailed examination of Europa, including investigating the configuration of the liquid water ocean that hides beneath the moon's ice crust.
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