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Europa landing concept

Europa landing concept
Europa landing concept A Europa lander, whose design could be used for landing on other ocean worlds, would consist of four major elements, a carrier craft that would also relay the lander's data, a solid rocket motor to slow the lander, a sky crane descent stage, and the lander itself. NASA / JPL-Caltech