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New images from NASA's Juno probe have provided astronomers with a dramatic view of Jupiter’s largest moon.

NASA’s Juno is set to take a peek into Jupiter’s moon – Ganymede on Monday, June 7, 2021 at exactly 1:35 PM EDT.

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...

Spacecraft Juno to make closest flyby to Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede The flyby will be the closest-known since NASA's Galileo spacecraft made its penultimate close approach back on May 20, 2000. Washington: NASA's Juno spacecraft will come within 645 miles (1,038 kilometres) of the surface of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede on June 7, the US space agency said on Friday. The solar-powered Juno spacecraft will fly past Ganymede at 1:35 p.m. EDT (10:35 a.m. PDT). The flyby will be the closest-known since NASA's Galileo spacecraft made its penultimate close approach back on May 20, 20...