The Juno Mission to Jupiter
On July 4, Juno will complete its five year slingshot to the solar system’s largest planet, Jupiter. Over the next 20 months, the orbiter will circle Jupiter 37 times, “skimming to within 3,100 miles above the cloud tops” to studen the Jovian planet before beginning its final desent into Jupiter’s atmosphere where it will burn up.
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“Welcome to Jupiter”
(July 4, 2016 9:54 PM ET) a NASA voice said over the radio as the Juno Spacecraft successfully entered the Jovian orbit. The spacecraft will attempt to reposition itself to capture the sun’s rays and continue on with its 20-month mission.
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(July 4, 2016 9:00 PM ET)
July 4, 2016 6:03 PM ET: On June 29, 2016, before June turned off its instruments to prepare for descent, the spacecraft sent Earth back this image of its approach.
July 4, 2016 5:10 PM ET: NASA will broadcast live Juno’s orbit insertion at 7:30 PDT.
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