#3011: Europa Clipper

XKCD comic, described below.
Transcript

[A space probe with two rectangular solar panels, a circular dish of the front, and a very large spoon extending beneath, longer than the span of both solar panels]

[Below the panel:]

Good news: NASA's Europa Clipper is en route to Europa and has successfully deployed its crème brûlée spoon.

(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)

They had BETTER make this a sample return mission.

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