NASA’s Juno Mission Marks 50 Orbits Around Jupiter (2016-2023)

NASA’s Juno Mission Marks 50 Orbits Around Jupiter (2016-2023)

On April 8, 2023, NASA’s Juno mission completed its 50th close pass by Jupiter since the spacecraft arrived at the giant planet in 2016. In celebration of 50 orbits, this graphic contains 50 images that provide just a small sampling of the data Juno has returned so far, including images from several different instruments, and spectacular views of Earth, Jupiter, and Jupiter’s large moons Ganymede, Europa, and Io.

Visit here for brief descriptions and credits for all 50 images, along with links to the full captions and full-size images:
https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/news/nasa-s-juno-mission-marks-50-orbits-around-jupiter

Learn about NASA's Juno Mission
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/main/index.html
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NASA's upcoming Europa Clipper Mission will conduct a detailed survey to determine whether Jupiter’s icy moon Europa harbors conditions suitable for life. The spacecraft, in orbit around Jupiter, will make nearly 50 flybys of Europa, shifting its flight path for each time to soar over a different location so that it eventually scans nearly the entire moon. It is expected to launch to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa in 2024.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages the Juno mission for the principal investigator, Scott J. Bolton, of the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. Juno is part of NASA’s New Frontiers Program, which is managed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, for the agency’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. Lockheed Martin Space in Denver built and operates the spacecraft.

Image Credit: NASA
Release Date: April 15, 2023

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