Post by Teye22 on Jul 5, 2016 8:39:16 GMT -6
A view during last phase of Jupiter approach!
This is an awesome accomplishment! Yay for Space exploration!
We might just learn a thing or two about ourselves!
"The fifth planet
from the sun and the heftiest in the solar system, Jupiter is what's known as a
gas giant — a ball of hydrogen and helium — unlike rocky Earth and Mars. With
its billowy clouds and colourful stripes, Jupiter is an extreme world that likely
formed first, shortly after the sun. Unlocking its history may hold clues to
understanding how Earth and the rest of the solar system developed."
Its mission:
"Juno's mission:
To peer through Jupiter's cloud-socked atmosphere and map the interior from a
unique vantage point above the poles. Among the lingering questions: How much
water exists? Is there a solid core? Why are Jupiter's southern and northern
lights the brightest in the solar system?"
Duration of the mission:
"Like Galileo
before it, Juno meets its demise in 2018 when it deliberately dives into
Jupiter's atmosphere and disintegrates — a necessary sacrifice to prevent any
chance of accidentally crashing into the planet's potentially habitable moons."
Here's a few facts about Juno:
More information can be found in the article including some pretty nice pictures and videos!
What's next? Well, lets just hope they (NASA) dont start searching for a hole in Uranus! Sorry I just had to... 
