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Juno : Solar-Powered NASA Spacecraft

Kumari Sonali

Juno : Solar-Powered NASA Spacecraft

Juno is a solar-powered NASA spacecraft that makes long, looping orbits around giant planet Jupiter.

  • Juno was launched on 5th August, 2011.
  • The spacecraft traveled roughly 3 billion kilometers before arriving at Jupiter in 2016.
  • Juno conducted its 53rd close flyby of Jupiter, capturing a remarkable image of Jupiter and its volcanic moon Io, on 31st July 31, 2023.
  • Io is known for its intense volcanic activity, with hundreds of erupting volcanoes spewing molten lava and sulfurous gasses.
  • It is slightly larger than Earth’s Moon, and is tidally locked to Jupiter and completes both its rotation on its axis and orbit around Jupiter in approximately 1.8 Earth days.

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