Happy Fourth of July From Jupiter….NASA’s Juno craft to reach Jupiter on July 4th to find what’s hidden beneath the clouds.
As opposed to previous missions which have either zipped past the planet on their way towards primary objectives, or missions like Galileo dedicated to studying Jupiter’s moons, Juno will be the first to assay the planet’s interior. The mission intends on giving us a better sense of the origin and evolution of this gas giant as well as a greater understanding of what causes the aurora phenomenon found at the planet’s polar regions.
NASA is hoping that Juno is able to unveil what Jupiter has hidden beneath its clouds to gain a greater understanding of how our solar system formed. Juno has a number of scientific objectives such as determining the amount of water in Jupiter’s atmosphere, measuring cloud motion and mapping the planet’s gravitational and magnetic fields.
Look up tonight….see past the red white and blue rockets think of Juno…think of Jupiter and remember U.SA. Happy Independence Day!
