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What was the first spacecraft to get close-up images of Jupiter?
NASA’s Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to obtain close-up images of Jupiter, and three of its largest moons: Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa. NASA’s Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to obtain close-up images of Jupiter, and three of its largest moons: Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa.
Will Juno be the first spacecraft to photograph Jupiter?
However, Juno is not the first NASA spacecraft to photograph Jupiter. In fact, a total of eight have done so before including Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, the Galileo Orbiter and Galileo Probe, Ulysses and Cassini.
How big is Jupiter’s Red Spot?
Juno also recently revealed that Jupiter’s “Great Red Spot” extends over 200 miles/350 kilometers. The Solar System’s largest storm lies 22º south of Jupiter’s equator and has been raging since at least the year 1830. Its diameter makes it almost twice the size of the Earth.
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What has NASA’s Juno spacecraft learned about Jupiter?
Since its first flyby, Juno has provided incredible information about the planet, including an up-close look at Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a giant storm swirling through the planet’s atmosphere. Though the spacecraft was meant to take a dive into Jupiter’s atmosphere in 2018, NASA has extended its mission through 2021.
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What is it like to hear sounds from Jupiter?
Fascinating recording of Jupiter sounds (electromagnetic "voices") by NASA-Voyager. The complex interactions of charged electromagnetic particles from the solar wind , planetary magnetosphere etc. create vibration "soundscapes". It sounds very interesting, even scary.
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How fast can a spacecraft fly by Jupiter?
At the spacecraft’s closest point to Jupiter, the gas giant’s powerful gravity sped the spacecraft up to an impressive 130,000 mph (209,000 kph) relative to the planet, according to a NASA statement . NASA compiled images taken from the agency’s Juno spacecraft to recreate a Jupiter flyby.
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What’s that noise coming from space?
Spooky Space ‘Sounds’ Soaring to the depths of our universe, gallant spacecraft roam the cosmos, snapping images of celestial wonders. Some spacecraft have instruments capable of capturing radio emissions. When scientists convert these to sound waves, the results are eerie to hear.
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How did we get these pictures of Jupiter?
Citizen scientist Kevin Gill created the video with data from Juno’s JunoCam, which digitally projects images onto a sphere with a virtual "camera," giving us these beautiful views of Jupiter. These pictures were taken between 5:47 a.m. and 7:25 a.m. EDT (0947 and 1125 GMT) on June 2 as the spacecraft made its 27th close flyby of the planet.
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What does Juno’s Ganymede sound like?
Generated from data captured on June 7th during the spacecraft’s closest approach yet to Ganymede, the sound, similar to a robot or dial-up modem, is the latest fascinating return from the Juno mission’s years-long exploration of the Solar System’s largest gas giant and its moons.
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What if you could hitch a ride on NASA’s Juno at Jupiter?
What if you could hitch a ride on NASA’s Juno spacecraft at Jupiter? We may be stuck on Earth, but the space agency has given us the next best option: a new video flyover of Jupiter based on photos from Juno’s recent flyby in June.
