It's amazing Juno will last a year bathed in the outer fringes of the radiation belts around Jupiter, despite the titanium armor bath tub around it's vital electronics. Charged particles will destroy the solar cells and the electronics over time, which is why after it's year long mission it will join Galileo as vaporized metal floating in Jupiter's atmosphere because it too will be commanded to dive into the atmosphere.
I am very excited for this mission. I love watching Jupiter.
BuddyJesusSmokes 6 months ago
It's amazing Juno will last a year bathed in the outer fringes of the radiation belts around Jupiter, despite the titanium armor bath tub around it's vital electronics. Charged particles will destroy the solar cells and the electronics over time, which is why after it's year long mission it will join Galileo as vaporized metal floating in Jupiter's atmosphere because it too will be commanded to dive into the atmosphere.
draco6543 6 months ago
How much of this mission was supposed to performed ten years ago by the Galileo probe?
westlock 6 months ago
Why is it that it is ?
Makrozon 7 months ago
@RebelYYZ Yup, by a tiny tiny percentage :-)
YMBatal 10 months ago
@SAHIL7360 To maintain stability while firing the engines. Look up: angular momentum.
YMBatal 10 months ago
@YMBatal I was kidding, and its not perfectly round its more like a lopsided basketball
RebelYYZ 10 months ago
@RebelYYZ Gravity.
YMBatal 10 months ago
why's the earth and jupiter a perfect circle?
RebelYYZ 10 months ago
Why isn't juno gonna explore Jupiter's moons?
tomyferland1234 10 months ago