Europe's Jupiter Probe: Lunar-Earth Flyby Timelapse | ESA
Between August 19-20, 2024, the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft successfully completed a lunar-Earth flyby with flight controllers guiding it first past the Moon, then Earth. The gravity of the two changed JUICE’s speed and direction, sending it on a shortcut to Jupiter via Venus.
The closest approach to the Moon was at 23:15 CEST on August 19, deflecting JUICE towards a closest approach to Earth just over 24 hours later at 23:56 CEST on August 20. In the hours before and after both close approaches, JUICE’s two monitoring cameras captured photos, giving us a unique ‘JUICE eye view’ of our home planet.
JUICE’s two monitoring cameras provide 1024 x 1024 pixel snapshots that can be processed in color. Their main purpose is to monitor the spacecraft’s various booms and antennas, especially during the challenging period after launch. The photos they captured of the Moon and Earth during the lunar-Earth flyby are a bonus.
Follow the JUICE Mission: www.esa.int/juice
Learn more:
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/Juice_why_s_it_taking_sooo_long
Video Credit: ESA - European Space Agency
Acknowledgements: Simeon Schmauß & Mark McCaughrean
Duration: 1 minute, 31 seconds
Release Date: Aug. 27, 2024
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