Juno explores Jupiter's moon

On June 7, NASA's Juno spacecraft will approach the surface of Jupiter's largest moon at a distance of 1,038 km.

This flight will becomethe closest the spacecraft has come to the Solar System's largest natural satellite since 2000.Then the rendezvous was made by the Galileo spacecraft.It will provide detailed images, and the device will provide an idea of the composition of the Moon, its ionosphere, magnetosphere and ice shell.Measurements of the radiation situation near the Moon will also be useful for future missions in the Jovian system.

Ganymede is larger than Mercury, it is the only moon in the solar system with its magnetosphere - a bubble-shaped region of charged particles that surrounds a celestial body.

Juno is equipped with a suite of sensitive instruments capable of viewing Ganymede in a way that has never been possible before.The researchers note that they will be able to obtain unique data and help prepare for the next generation of flights to the Jupiter system —  Europa Clipper and JUpiter ICy moons Explorer [JUICE].This was reported by researcher Scott Bolton of the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio.

It is reported that the scientific instruments of the apparatus will begincollect data approximately three hours before closest approach. Several devices will operate during the flight: an ultraviolet spectrograph (UVS), a Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) and a microwave radiometer (MWR).

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