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Juno Spacecraft Peers Deep Into Jupiter's Atmosphere Before Entering Safe Mode

Juno Spacecraft Peers Deep Into Jupiter’s Atmosphere Before Entering Safe Mode

Artist’s conception of Juno orbiting Jupiter. Image Credit: NASA NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been busy orbiting Jupiter and providing fantastic new views of this giant world, something not possible since the previous Galileo mission. While almost flawless so far, the mission has had a few hiccups recently however. Juno entered safe mode just shortly before its next close flyby of Jupiter this…

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NASA's Juno spacecraft sends first in-orbit view

NASA’s Juno spacecraft sends first in-orbit view

The JunoCam camera aboard NASA’s Juno mission is operational and sending down data after the spacecraft’s July 4 arrival at Jupiter. Juno’s visible-light camera was turned on six days after Juno fired its main engine and placed itself into orbit around the largest planetary inhabitant of our solar system. The first high-resolution images of the gas giant Jupiter are still a few weeks away. “This…

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