(图片)Scientists clamor for Pluto, Europa missions (zz)# Astronomy - 天文
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(CNN) -- Space exploration enthusiasts are urging Congress to restore funding
to proposed missions to the solar system's most distant planet and a jovian
moon thought to possess a saltwater ocean.
The Pluto and Europa projects, which the White House targeted for cancellation
earlier this year for budgetary reasons, were among the top mission priorities
endorsed this week by the National Research Council. The council polled
professional scientists and space enthusiasts at the behest of NASA to as
to proposed missions to the solar system's most distant planet and a jovian
moon thought to possess a saltwater ocean.
The Pluto and Europa projects, which the White House targeted for cancellation
earlier this year for budgetary reasons, were among the top mission priorities
endorsed this week by the National Research Council. The council polled
professional scientists and space enthusiasts at the behest of NASA to as