Track Juno’s position in real time with our 3D solar system simulation: go.nasa.gov/3x1a5kU
The Juno spacecraft continues its approach on the night side of Ganymede.
Current distance to Ganymede: about 16,000 miles (26,000 kilometers).
Speed relative to Ganymede: about 41,000 MPH (66,000 kilometers per hour).
Closing in! Current distance: 6,000 miles (9,600 kilometers). Current speed: 41,300 MPH (66,500 kilometers per hour).
Closest approach! Distance: about 645 miles (1,000 kilometers). Speed: about 41,500 MPH (66,800 kilometers per hour).
It's our first close Ganymede flyby in 20 years! Stay tuned for images & science results. Meanwhile, learn more about the #JunoMission: missionjuno.swri.edu
Departing Ganymede. Next up: a super-close pass over the cloud tops of Jupiter – the 34th of Juno's mission to the giant planet – will take place on June 8.
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Congratulations to the Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter team on the first powered flight on another planet!
How far could robotic rotorcraft like Ingenuity take us in space exploration? Far. Very far.
Let’s talk about titans and dragonflies. 1/4
Saturn’s moon Titan is bigger than Mercury! With a soupy atmosphere thicker than Earth's and only 1/7th the gravity, it’s the perfect place to explore with a flying rover. 2/4
The surface is loaded with enigmatic features like dunes of weird carbonaceous material and mountains of ice-rock. It even has boulders and pebbles created by liquid methane, as seen in this image from @esa's Huygens probe that landed on Titan. 3/4