This image revealing the north polar region of the Jovian moon Io was taken on October 15 by NASA’s Juno. Three of the mountain peaks visible in the upper part of image, near the day-night dividing line, were observed here for the first time by the spacecraft’s JunoCam. Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, Image processing by Ted Stryk The orbiter has performed 56 flybys of Jupiter and documented close encounters with three of the gas giant’s four largest moons. NASA’s Juno spacecraft will on Saturday, Dec. 30, make the closest flyby of…
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The Roots of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Run Deep
NASA’s Juno mission has obtained measurements that finally say just how deep the Great Red Spot goes. The post The Roots of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Run Deep appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreJuno’s Ganymede Flyby: A Giant Moon, a Long History
NASA’s Juno will fly by Jupiter’s Ganymede, the biggest moon in the solar system, on June 7, 2021. This will be the eighth flyby of the space age. The post Juno’s Ganymede Flyby: A Giant Moon, a Long History appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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