Jovian Explorer Vocabulary

atmosphere

• Very hard or difficult to survive

• The gases (air) around a planet

• A tool that finds or measures something

• Dangerous energy from the Sun or planets

radiation

• The gases (air) around a planet

• The force of air or gas pressing on something

• Dangerous energy from the Sun or planets

• A strong engine that pushes a spacecraft

pressure

• The force of air or gas pressing on something

• A type of light humans cannot see but machines can

• Very hard or difficult to survive

• A journey with a special purpose (like exploration)

harsh

• Works by itself, without help

• To stay in the air in one place

• Suitable for living things

• Very hard or difficult to survive

hover

• The force of air or gas pressing on something

• To stay in the air in one place

• Works by itself, without help

• A special task or journey

thruster

• Dangerous energy from the Sun or planets

• To stay in the air in one place

• A strong engine that pushes a spacecraft

• A special task or journey

autonomous

• To stay in the air in one place

• Works by itself, without help

• The gases (air) around a planet

• A type of light humans cannot see but machines can

detector

• A tool that finds or measures something

• Information collected from research

• A special task or journey

• Suitable for living things

data

• A strong engine that pushes a spacecraft

• A special task or journey

• Information collected from research

• Works by itself, without help

infrared

• A journey with a special purpose (like exploration)

• Suitable for living things

• Dangerous energy from the Sun or planets

• A type of light humans cannot see but machines can