Giant spacecraft Juno Lands on Jupiter
A solar-powered spacecraft that is as big as a basketball court is all set to land on Jupiter on July 4. The spacecraft will study the planet and capture high-resolution photographs of Jupiter.
The robotic probe that is launched by NASA named as Juno will carry scientific instruments that aid the scientists to understand how the planet evolved and formed. Considered as the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter is almost 11-times bigger than earth. It has been believed by researchers that it was the first ever planet to have been formed.
The main reason behind launching Juno is to find out about the Solar System. There have been many spacecraft that has landed in Jupiter earlier. But Juno will answer many of the questions that have been hanging in the air for a long time.
Although Jupiter looks almost like the sun, it is much more than that. What it is made of and many other secrets are expected to be explored by Juno.
Juno will look at the interior portions of Jupiter and help in answering many questions. The spacecraft that orbits the planet at about 3,000 miles above the clouds. During this time, it will try to dodge the radiation belts to study the planet.
To protect itself from radiation, Juno has electronic vaults in-built. There is also the color camera that will take up-close shots of the planet for research.
A solar-powered spacecraft that is as big as a basketball court is all set to land on Jupiter on July 4. The spacecraft will study the planet and capture high-resolution photographs of Jupiter.
The robotic probe that is launched by NASA named as Juno will carry scientific instruments that aid the scientists to understand how the planet evolved and formed. Considered as the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter is almost 11-times bigger than earth. It has been believed by researchers that it was the first ever planet to have been formed.
The main reason behind launching Juno is to find out about the Solar System. There have been many spacecraft that has landed in Jupiter earlier. But Juno will answer many of the questions that have been hanging in the air for a long time.
Although Jupiter looks almost like the sun, it is much more than that. What it is made of and many other secrets are expected to be explored by Juno.
Juno will look at the interior portions of Jupiter and help in answering many questions. The spacecraft that orbits the planet at about 3,000 miles above the clouds. During this time, it will try to dodge the radiation belts to study the planet.
To protect itself from radiation, Juno has electronic vaults in-built. There is also the color camera that will take up-close shots of the planet for research.