Juice Spacecraft Began 8-Year Flight to Jupiter's Moons
The Juice spacecraft took off this morning onboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the European Space Agency’s launch pad in French Guiana.
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The Juice spacecraft took off this morning onboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the European Space Agency’s launch pad in French Guiana.
After taking off from Earth, the Jupiter space probe will go to explore Jupiter's three icy moons: Europa (Europa), Ganymede (Ganymede) and Callisto (Callisto). The Juice Probe will study the icy shells and chemical compounds on the surfaces of these moons of Jupiter. It will also probe Jupiter's atmosphere and magnetic field to investigate whether…
The mission seeks to learn more about Callisto, Europa and Ganymede, icy moons thought to have more water than all of Earth's oceans.
Launch of ESA's advanced spacecraft is scheduled for Thursday, April 13 at 8:15 a.m. ET.
Europe's JUICE probe will investigate three of Jupiter's largest ice moons for signs of potential habitability.