Jovian Explorer Vocabulary

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atmosphere

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The gases (air) around a planet

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radiation

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Dangerous energy from the Sun or planets

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pressure

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The force of air or gas pressing on something

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harsh

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Very hard or difficult to survive

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hover

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To stay in the air in one place

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thruster

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A strong engine that pushes a spacecraft

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autonomous

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Works by itself, without help

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detector

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A tool that finds or measures something

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data

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Information collected from research

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infrared

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A type of light humans cannot see but machines can