00:00There aren't a whole lot of places in our solar system we believe life could survive,
00:07but a couple of the ones high on the list are some of Jupiter's moons.
00:11It was discovered way back in 1995 that Europa, Callisto and Ganymede all had liquid water
00:16under their crusts, and they seem to be salty with other carbonates as well, meaning they're
00:20mineral laden and could support life.
00:22And now the European Space Agency has announced a massive project to make it to one of these
00:26moons in the next decade.
00:28They're calling the mission JUICE, or the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, and it's launching
00:32this month.
00:33The mission will have a probe travel to the Jovian system, or the mini solar system with
00:37Jupiter at its center.
00:38The probe won't get there until 2031, but they're hoping to get as much information
00:42as they can about Ganymede.
00:44Ganymede has long been one of the places experts say is the best to start looking for life.
00:48That's because it has a magnetosphere, or the protective magnetic field that shields
00:51it from cosmic radiation.
00:53All in all, the probe will be looking at four of Jupiter's moons, all while contending with
00:57temperatures ranging from 482 all the way down to minus 418 degrees Fahrenheit.
01:03And the probe's instruments are all cutting edge as well, with experts saying they are
01:0610,000 times more accurate than the ones Galileo had when it reached Jupiter 30 years ago.
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