An experimental technique rescued a camera aboard the agency’s Juno spacecraft, offering lessons that will benefit other space systems that experience high radiation.
JunoCam
Posted inAstrogeology, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Io, Jupiter, Lava / magma ocean / Volcanic Worlds, Press Release
Juno Spots The Most Powerful Volcanic Activity On Io To Date
Even by the standards of Io, the most volcanic celestial body in the solar system, recent events observed on the Jovian moon are extreme.
Posted inAstrogeology, Europa, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Juno Provides High-Definition Views of Europa’s Icy Shell
Imagery from the solar-powered spacecraft shows some intriguing features on the ice-encased Jovian moon.
Posted inImaging & Spectroscopy, Io, Jupiter, Missions & Hardware, Status Report
Volcano World Io As Seen By Juno
NASA’s Juno spacecraft just made the closest flybys of Jupiter’s moon Io that any spacecraft has carried out in more than 20 years. An instrument on this spacecraft called “JunoCam” […]