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NASA extends Juno, turning spacecraft into an Io, Europa, and Ganymede explorer – Ars Technica

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Enlarge/ NASAs Juno spacecraft soared directly over Jupiters south pole when JunoCam acquired this image on February 2, 2017.
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NASA has announced that it will extend the missions for two of its interplanetary explorers launching during the last decadethe Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter and the InSight lander on the surface of Mars.
The Juno extension means the spacecraft will now operate in the Jovian system through 2025. This will effectively transform the spacecraft…

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