根据最新计划，在北京时间2024 年10月15日00:06（美东夏令时14日12:06），在美国肯尼迪航天中心LC-39A工位，“欧罗巴快船”木星探测器将由“重型猎鹰”运载火箭发射升空，探测器将首先进入行星际转移轨道，最终将进入环木星大椭圆轨道。

科学家推测，欧罗巴冰壳下存在一个巨大海洋，这一发现源于旅行者号（于1979年飞掠）、伽利略号（于1989年发射）等多项探测任务的长期观测与磁场测量结果，估计冰层厚度介于16至24公里之间。

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