Juno probe to arrive at Jupiter on July 4th 2016

Juno probe to arrive at Jupiter on July 4th 2016

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  • On June 20, 2016
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  • atmosphere, gravitational field, Juno probe, Jupiter, magnetosphere, planet origin

Juno probe to arrive at Jupiter on July 4th 2016

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NASA’s Jupiter-bound Juno probe will arrive at its destination on July 4th 2016, upon arrival Juno will fire its main engine for 35 minutes, placing it into a polar orbit around Jupiter. Juno will probe beneath the cloud cover of Jupiter and study its auroras to learn more about the planet’s origins, structure, atmosphere, magnetosphere and gravitational field.

The Juno spacecraft launched Aug. 5, 2011 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Juno is part of NASA’s New Frontiers Program, which is managed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.

More information on the Juno mission is available at:

http://www.nasa.gov/juno