Scientific Instrument Developed by UTIG Scientists Headed to Europa

On Oct. 14, 2024, NASA’s Europa Clipper Successfully Launched Atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Bound for Jupiter’s Moon Europa. Among the instruments the spacecraft is carrying is a moon-imaging radar sounder named REASON that was developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences. Based on technology Jackson School researchers use for peering inside Earth’s ice sheets, REASON will play a major role in determining whether Europa can, or ever could, support life.

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