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Europa Clipper Science Team Meeting

A woman stands on stage on the left addressing a group of team scientists on the right, who are seated at multiple tables.
Source: Johns Hopkins APL
Published: April 26, 2022

Karla Clark, an engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, addresses the Europa Clipper science team at the eleventh science team meeting after receiving the mission's Monolith Award. Karla Clark received the award for her foundational contributions to the Europa Clipper mission, having led the Europa mission concept studies from 1997 to 2010.

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