NASA's Juno probe delivers initial images from its June 7 flyby of Ganymede
NASA's Juno probe returns its first round of close-in June 7 flyby images of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede
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NASA's Juno probe returns its first round of close-in June 7 flyby images of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede
From left to right: The mosaic and geologic maps of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede were assembled incorporating the best available imagery from NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft and NASA’s Galileo spacecraft. Credits: USGS Astrogeology Science Center/Wheaton/NASA/JPL-Caltech. The first of the gas-giant orbiter’s back-to-back flybys will provide a close encounter with the massive moon after over 20 years. On Monday, June 7, at 10:35 a.m. Pacific Time, NASA’s Juno spacecraft will come within 645 miles of the surface of Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede. The flyby will be the closest a spac...
Since its arrival in Jupiter's orbit, the spacecraft is trying to understand the origin and evolution of the planet.