Thursday, Aug. 5 marked 10 years since NASA sent Juno off on a one-way trip to explore the largest planet in our solar system. The probe didn't reach its destination, Jupiter, until July 2016. But NASA nonetheless shared a little treat with all of us space-gazers here on Earth to celebrate the Jupiter orbiter's 10 years of service. That treat, a photo of the Jupiter moon Ganymede snapped on July 20, comes compliments of Juno's JIRAM, or Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper. Jupiter's moon, Ganymede, c...
Stunning photo of Jupiter's largest moon marks 10 years of service for Juno
Mashable - 7 Aug 2021 22:59
Thursday, Aug. 5 marked 10 years since NASA sent Juno off on a one-way trip to explore the largest planet in our solar system. The probe didn't reach its destination, Jupiter, until July 2016. But NASA nonetheless shared a little treat with all of us space-gazers here on Earth to celebrate the Jupiter orbiter's 10 years of service. That treat, a photo of the Jupiter moon Ganymede snapped on July 20, comes compliments of Juno's JIRAM, or Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper. Jupiter's moon, Ganymede, c...
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