Mission Europa

A radioisotope power system (RPS) is a battery that makes electricity from heat generated by radioactive decay. My RPS-powered mission is to explore one of the mysterious places in the universe, Europa. I saw Europa through a telescope in Rancho Mirage observatory. Europa has a vast ocean of water under its ice-crust. Since water is essential for life, there may be life on Europa. My rover to Europa will be equipped with a cryobot, a submarine that drills through the ice and submerges under Europa’s crust. They will work together as a team like Perseverance and Ingenuity working on Mars. Together they will collect and analyze water samples, take pictures, and create a map of the ocean. They will search for clues of extinct and present life forms. Both the rover and the cryobot need RPS to survive and operate in Europa, since it is far away from Sun. They need energy from RPS to generate heat to meltaway the ice, drilling, for flash photography and for analyzing samples. RPS will also power the AI system and communication system. I am good at math and physics in my school. I can do multiplication, division, and fractions. I like viewing cosmic objects through telescope and building with Lego. With these skills, I will be the space scientist that decides the trajectory of the rocket to Europa. I will help to decide where to land on Europa and determine drilling sites. I can also help in creatively naming places within Europa.