Europa Ultraviolet Spectrograph
The Europa Ultraviolet Spectrograph (Europa-UVS) is an ultraviolet spectrograph imager that will be flown on board the Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's moon Europa. The Europa-UVS will be able to detect small erupting plumes and will provide data about the composition and dynamics of Europa's thin exosphere.
Europa-UVS Final Configuration | |
| Operator | NASA |
|---|---|
| Instrument type | Ultraviolet spectrograph |
| Function | detector and analyzer |
| Mission duration | Cruise: 3-6 years Science phase: ≥ 3 years |
| Properties | |
| Spectral band | ultraviolet |
| Host spacecraft | |
| Spacecraft | Europa Clipper |
| Operator | NASA |
| Launch date | ≈ 2025 |
| Rocket | SLS |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center |
The Principal Investigator is Kurt Retherford of the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), and the instrument engineer is Laura Jones-Wilson from JPL.
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