NASA’s Juno Reaches Jupiter After 5-Year Journey
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's spacecraft Juno entered Jupiter's orbit after travelling for almost 5 years, the U.S. space agency said in a press release.
Success! Engine burn complete. #Juno is now orbiting #Jupiter, poised to unlock the planet's secrets. https://t.co/YFsOJ9YYb5
July 5, 2016The Juno spacecraft was launched on August 5, 2011 from Cape Canaveral in Florida with the goal of understanding the origin and evolution of Jupiter. Juno will investigate various factors including:
- Ratio of Oxygen to Hydrogen, hence determining the amount of water and ammonia in the deep atmosphere
- Jupiter's magnetic field
- Jupiter's gravitational field
- Estimate of the planet's core mass
Our official science collection phase begins in October, but we've figured out a way to collect data a lot earlier than that, which when you're talking about the single biggest planetary body in the solar system is a really good thing. There is a lot to see and do here.Scott Bolton, Principal investigator of Juno said in the press releaseThe Juno spacecraft is NASA's second venture to Jupiter. The first was the Galileo probe, which stayed in space for 14 years from 1989 to 2003.
Juno's expedition is expected to last till February 2018.
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