{"id":637621,"date":"2024-03-27T11:57:34","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T15:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=637621"},"modified":"2024-03-27T11:57:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T15:57:35","slug":"sending-water-to-europa","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/sending-water-to-europa\/","title":{"rendered":"Sending \u201cWater\u201d to Europa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26063orig.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26063orig.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A triangle-shaped metal plate with rounded edges against a black background. The silver-colored plate has waveforms, visual representation of sound waves, radiating out from a circular symbol toward the edges of the plate.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26063orig.jpg 7661w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26063orig.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26063orig.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26063orig.jpg?resize=1024,767 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26063orig.jpg?resize=1536,1151 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26063orig.jpg?resize=2048,1535 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26063orig.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26063orig.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26063orig.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26063orig.jpg?resize=1200,899 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26063orig.jpg?resize=2000,1499 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This image from March 8, 2024, shows waveforms of the word \u201cwater\u201d in 103 languages etched onto a triangular metal plate. The plate will be attached to the <a href=\"https:\/\/europa.nasa.gov\/spacecraft\/meet-europa-clipper\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Europa Clipper<\/a> spacecraft, set to fly to one of Jupiter\u2019s moons, <a href=\"https:\/\/europa.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Europa<\/a>, after it launches in October 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The waveforms radiate out from a symbol representing the American Sign Language sign for “water.” The <a href=\"https:\/\/photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov\/catalog\/PIA26062\" rel=\"noopener\">other side of the plate<\/a> is engraved with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Lim\u00f3n’s handwritten poem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EgWbeDNPD6o\" rel=\"noopener\">“In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa”<\/a> and will be affixed with a silicon microchip stenciled with more than 2.6 million names submitted by the public through NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/europa.nasa.gov\/message-in-a-bottle\/join-us\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Message in a Bottle campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov\/catalog\/PIA26063\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more about this plate and its connection to Voyager\u2019s Golden Record.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This image from March 8, 2024, shows waveforms of the word \u201cwater\u201d in 103 languages etched onto a triangular metal plate. The plate will be attached to the Europa Clipper spacecraft, set to fly to one of Jupiter\u2019s moons, Europa, after it launches in October 2024. The waveforms radiate out from a symbol representing the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":334,"featured_media":637618,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[9432,9400,9430],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[11483],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Sending \u201cWater\u201d to Europa","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/sending-water-to-europa\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/sending-water-to-europa\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26063orig.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26063orig.jpg"},"articleSection":"The Solar System","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Monika Luabeya"}],"creator":["Monika Luabeya"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["The Solar System","Planets","Jupiter","Jupiter Moons","Europa","Europa Clipper"],"dateCreated":"2024-03-27T15:57:34Z","datePublished":"2024-03-27T15:57:34Z","dateModified":"2024-03-27T15:57:35Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Sending \u201cWater\u201d to Europa\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/sending-water-to-europa\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26063orig.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2024-03-27T15:57:34Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"The Solar System\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"The Solar System,Planets,Jupiter,Jupiter Moons,Europa,Europa Clipper\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Monika Luabeya\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":1,"featured_image":{"id":637618,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/pia26063orig.jpg","title":"Sending \u201cWater\u201d to Europa","alt":"A triangle-shaped metal plate with rounded edges against a black background. The silver-colored plate has waveforms, visual representation of sound waves, radiating out from a circular symbol toward the edges of the plate.","caption":"NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will carry a special message when it launches in October 2024 and heads toward Jupiter's moon Europa. The moon shows strong evidence of an ocean under its icy crust, with more than twice the amount of water of all of Earth's oceans combined. A triangular metal plate, seen here, will honor that connection to Earth.\n\nThe plate is made of tantalum metal and is about 7 by 11 inches (18 by 28 centimeters). It is engraved on both sides and seals an opening in the electronics vault, which houses the spacecraft's sensitive electronics. The art on this side of the plate features waveforms that are visual representations of the sound waves formed by the word \"water\" in 103 languages. 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