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NASA’s Juno spacecraft set for historic encounter with Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io; check date
29Dec By adminNo Comments
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NASA’s Juno spacecraft set for historic encounter with Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io; check date

[ad_1] Prepare for a celestial spectacle as NASA's Juno spacecraft gears up for an unprecedented rendezvous with Jupiter's fiery moon, Io, on Saturday, December 30. This close encounter, at a mere 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) from Io's tumultuous surface, marks the closest any spacecraft has ventured to the moon in over two decades, promising a deluge of groundbreaking data.Leading the scientific charge is Juno's principal investigator, Scott Bolton of the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, who anticipates a wealth of insights into Io's volcanic dynamics. "By combining data from this flyby with our previous observations, the Juno science team is studying how Io's volcanoes vary," Bolton explains. The team aims to unravel the mysteries of Io's eruptions- how often they o...
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NASA’s Juno flyby provides an extraordinary view of Jupiter moon Io’s surface
20Oct By adminNo Comments
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NASA’s Juno flyby provides an extraordinary view of Jupiter moon Io’s surface

[ad_1] NASA's Juno spacecraft was designed to explore the wonders of the giant planet Jupiter. Over the years, the spacecraft has given us some interesting facts about the planet and its moons and now it captured a mesmarizing image of Jupiter's fourth moon called Io during a flyby. The image showed traces of massive volcanic activities and lava-like surfaces.Juno's capabilities have reached so far that NASA expanded that mission and now the spacecraft is contributing towards various discoveries about the Jovian system. Now, with Io's image, scientists will be able to extract more information about this intriguing Jupiter moon. About images of Jupiter's moon IoNASA's Juno spacecraft captures the closest images of the moon Io. According to a Space.com report, the moon's surface is filled...
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NASA’s Juno spacecraft to make closest flyby of Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io
17May By adminNo Comments
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NASA’s Juno spacecraft to make closest flyby of Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io

[ad_1] NASA's Juno spacecraft is set to fly by Jupiter's volcanic moon Io followed by a close encounter with the gas giant itself. This upcoming flyby will be the closest to date, with Juno reaching an altitude of approximately 22,060 miles (35,500 kilometres) above Io. The mission, now in its third year of an extended investigation into Jupiter's interior, will also investigate the ring system that houses some of the gas giant's inner moons. Juno has already completed 50 flybys of Jupiter and has collected valuable data during its close encounters with three of the four Galilean moons: Europa, Ganymede, and Io. Among these moons, Io stands out as the most volcanic celestial body in our solar system. Observing Io over multiple passes allows scientists to monitor the variations in its vo...
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NASA shares spooky shot of Jupiter Moon Io!
16Dec By adminNo Comments
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NASA shares spooky shot of Jupiter Moon Io!

[ad_1] NASA has shared a breathtaking image of Jupiter’s Moon Io which actually shows lava flows and lava lakes as bright red spots. Did you know, Jupiter's rocky moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the solar system, with hundreds of volcanoes? NASA has shared a spooky image captured by the Juno spacecraft image of Jupiter's moon Io from 50000 miles away. The image shows the shapes of lava flows and lava lakes as bright red spots. "You can see volcanic hotspots. We've been able to monitor over the course of the primary mission – over 30 orbits – how this changes and evolves," ScienceAlert report quoted Scott Bolton, the principal investigator for NASA's Juno spacecraft. NASA has revealed that during flybys, the Microwave Radiometer (MWR) of Juno added a third dimension...
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