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NASA’s Juno Maps Northern Pole of Ganymede for First Time – Up News Info
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has imaged Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon, and has captured images showing how its unusual magnetic field affects the ice at its poles. Juno passed by Ganymede on December 26, 2019, and its path took it over the top of the never-befor…
NASAs Juno spacecraft has imaged Ganymede, Jupiters largest moon, and has captured images showing how its unusual magnetic field affects the ice at its poles.
Juno passed by Ganymede on December 26, 2019, and its path took it over the top of the never-before-mapped northern pole of the moon. The Juno team knew this would be a rare opportunity to observe the moon up close and personal, so they prepared by turning the craft so its instruments faced the surface of the moon.
Juno came within just …
