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Europa-UVS Final Configuration

The Europa Ultraviolet Spectrograph (Europa-UVS) flight instrument in early fall 2021, in its final configuration.
Source: NASA/SwRI
Published: November 12, 2021

The Europa Ultraviolet Spectrograph (Europa-UVS) flight instrument in early fall 2021, in its final configuration.

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