NASA Spacecraft “Juno” was able to look at Jupiter and as close as possible. The probe flew at an altitude of 4200 km above the clouds of the gas giant. Yesterday approaching ?? the first of 36 planned orbital approaching “Juno,” NASA says. It was the closest distance that the spacecraft on the solar charge at Jupiter during the primary mission will end in February 2018.
«Juno” was launched from Florida, August 5, 2011 and in July became the first device, which went into orbit Jupiter since 2003 completed the mission “Galileo».
An exciting five-year journey in space and successful attempt to “Juno” a foothold in orbit around Jupiter began to scientists a great opportunity to learn more about the mysterious gas planet.
The probe “Juno” the size of a basketball court turned all their scientific instruments to Jupiter, trying to collect as much data as possible. Among the tools ?? vector magnetometer and plasma and energetic particle detectors.
Soon photographs taken by a color camera “Juno,” including images of the north and south poles will be published.
«We are in orbit, where no one before us It was, and photos of the gas giant Jupiter will look at new prospects, “?? said Scott Bolton, principal investigator of the “Juno” mission. “We get intriguing information right now, when we talk, ?? he added. ?? It would take days for all the collected scientific data were transmitted to Earth, and even harder to understand that Juno ?? ?? and Jupiter are trying to tell us. »
After the 20-month mission will end,” Juno “will dive into Jupiter’s clouds under the control of NASA engineers. But first, the unit will perform a lot of work. It is believed that the “Juno” will be able to find the new moon, in addition to 67 the known natural satellites. A map of the magnetic fields of the planet, scientists are working on which will help to find new clues about how the Solar System was formed.
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