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| Jupiter in space agencies' sights | Jupiter in space agencies' sights |
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| Nasa and the European Space Agency have decided to forge ahead with an ambitious plan to send a probe to the Jupiter system and its icy moon Europa. | Nasa and the European Space Agency have decided to forge ahead with an ambitious plan to send a probe to the Jupiter system and its icy moon Europa. |
| The proposal could be the agencies' next "flagship" endeavour, to follow on from the successful Cassini-Huygens mission to the Saturn system. | |
| Space officials from the agencies were considering the the Jupiter mission and a venture to the moons of Saturn. | |
| The Europa mission will go ahead with an earlier flight opportunity in mind. | |
| But Nasa and Esa will also plan for the potential mission to Saturn's moons Titan and Enceladus. | |
| The decision was made last week at a meeting in Washington DC. | The decision was made last week at a meeting in Washington DC. |
| Scientists and engineers from the space agencies carefully studied both potential missions. | |
| They decided it was most technically feasible to do the Europa Jupiter System Mission first. | |
| But Esa's Solar System Working Group decided that, based on scientific merit, there was little to separate this venture from the Titan Saturn System Mission. | |
| They therefore recommended, with Nasa's agreement, that both missions move forward for further study and implementation. | |
| Paul.Rincon-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk |