On Thursday, September 29, the probe flew up to Europa at a distance of 352 km and became the first spacecraft to
At the same time, Juno took pictures of Europe with the mosthigh resolution today: about 1 km per pixel. The probe also obtained new data about its ice shell and subsurface structure. He has already sent the first of these pictures to Earth. It was taken at a distance of about 1,500 km from the surface of the moon, when Juno was just taking aim. There will be more photos in the future. The probe has now rushed past the moon at a relative speed of about 23.6 km/s.
The icy surface of Europa, taken by the Juno probe on September 29. Photo: NASA.
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Citizen scientists have already begun processing"raw" image of Europe, coloring it. The goal is to highlight cracks, streaks, and other surface features. They used archival images of Europe to complete the picture.
Color image of Europe. Photo: NASA/SwRI/MSSS/Thomas Appéré/Creative Commons
Europe is one of the main goals of scientists whoare looking for life beyond Earth. For years, researchers have closely observed the moon from afar. Astronomers already guess that there is liquid water there. There may be an underground ocean beneath Europa's icy shell.
Raw image of Europe. Photo: NASA/SwRI/MSSS
This salty body of water is considered one of the most likely places for life in our solar system. An advanced set of images from the Juno probe will help scientists in their research.
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Cover photo: Color image of Europe, Floyd Black Horse