NASA extends Juno’s mission through 2025 to explore Jupiter’s moons and rings

NASA extends Juno’s mission through 2025 to explore Jupiter’s moons and rings

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The Juno spacecraft, which arrived at Jupiter on July 4, 2016, aims to enhance our understanding of the solar system's origins by studying Jupiter's formation and evolution. During its primary mission, Juno uncovered complex atmospheric dynamics and details about Jupiter's interior and magnetic field. NASA extended Juno's mission by four years to explore the Jovian system further, including flybys of the Galilean moons and studies of Jupiter's rings and the Great Blue Spot. Juno sends data back to Earth using the Deep Space Network, a global array of radio antennas.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary goal of the Juno mission when it arrived at Jupiter in 2016?

To study the rings of Saturn

To improve understanding of the solar system's beginnings

To explore Mars' surface

To find new planets

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was NOT a discovery made by Juno during its primary mission?

Jupiter's interior structure

Jupiter's magnetic field

Jupiter's volcanic activity

Jupiter's complex atmospheric dynamics

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many additional orbits will Juno complete during its extended mission?

42

50

60

30

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following moons will Juno NOT conduct flybys of during its extended mission?

Ganymede

Europa

Io

Titan

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is one of the locations of the Deep Space Network antennas?

Tokyo, Japan

Canberra, Australia

Moscow, Russia

Berlin, Germany