Exploration of Jupiter its first Large mission, replacing its contribution to EJSM, the "Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter" (JGO). The partnership for the Europa Jupiter System Mission has since ended, but NASA will continue to contribute the European mission with hardware and an instrument. The "Europa Clipper" is a mission proposed to NASA to focus on studying Jupiter's moon Europa. In March 2013, funds were authorized for "pre-formulation and/or formulation activities for a mission that meets the science goals outlined for the Jupiter Europa mission in the most recent planetary decadal survey". The proposed mission would be set to launch in the early 2020s and
Hermippe (moon) August 2003 by the IAU, after Hermippe, a lover of Zeus (Jupiter). Hermippe belongs to the Ananke group, retrograde irregular moons which orbit Jupiter between 19.3 and , at inclinations of roughly 150°. Hermippe (moon) Hermippe ( ; Greek "Ερμίππη"), or ', is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaii led by David Jewitt and Scott S. Sheppard and Jan Kleyna in 2001, and given the temporary designation '. Hermippe is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of