Europa,Jupiter's icy moon,is widely regarded as the most promising location for extraterrestrial life within our solar system,owing to the existence of a liquid ocean beneath its icy crust.Consequently,it holds a prominent position in scientific exploration priorities.Internationally,numerous exploration missions have been conducted to study the Jupiter system.Notably,the Europa Clipper mission undertakes comprehensive exploration and research of Europa.This paper provides an overview of the Europa exploration mission's probe design,payload configuration,flight trajectory planning,radiation shielding design,and other engineering implementation features.Furthermore,it offers insights and recommendations for China's future exploration of Jupiter and the boundary of the Solar System.
Europa explorationProbe designRadiation protection design