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E-THEMIS Flight Fit Check
![The flight model of Europa Clipper’s thermal camera is shown during a fit-check, in which technicians ensure the instrument’s various components fit together properly. The test was performed in a clean room at Arizona State University, which is building the instrument and performing initial tests on the hardware. The Europa Thermal Emission Imaging System (E-THEMIS) will use infrared light to distinguish warmer regions on Europa’s surface, where liquid water may be near the surface or might have erupted onto the surface. E-THEMIS will also measure surface texture to understand the small-scale properties of Europa’s surface.](/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBcjRGIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--9ecb6071f04f2f58feff22b7141c6b4fdcd9b7ee/E-THEMIS-Flight-Fit-Check-Large.jpg?disposition=inline)
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NASA/Arizona State University
Published:
October 28, 2021
The flight model of Europa Clipper’s thermal camera is shown during a fit-check, in which technicians ensure the instrument’s various components fit together properly. The test was performed in a clean room at Arizona State University, which is building the instrument and performing initial tests on the hardware. The Europa Thermal Emission Imaging System (E-THEMIS) will use infrared light to distinguish warmer regions on Europa’s surface, where liquid water may be near the surface or might have erupted onto the surface. E-THEMIS will also measure surface texture to understand the small-scale properties of Europa’s surface.