US EditionJuno mission gets under Jupiter's and Io's surface
- NASA's Juno spacecraft gathered new data from Jupiter's 69th flyby on January 28, 2025, and its Io flyby on December 27, 2024.
- These observations stem from Juno's extended mission exploring Jupiter's atmosphere and Io's volcanic surface using instruments like JunoCam and JIRAM.
- The data revealed Jupiter's north polar cyclone cluster with winds exceeding 100 mph and a polar stratospheric cap 11°C cooler than its surroundings, plus Io's subsurface temperature and ongoing volcanic eruptions.
- Scott Bolton said, "Everything about Jupiter is extreme," highlighting its massive cyclones, fierce jet streams, and Io's volcanic activity still radiating heat beneath its crust.
- These findings improve understanding of Jupiter's atmospheric dynamics and Io's geology, with the next Io encounter planned for May 6, 2025, to gather further observations.
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New data from NASA's Juno mission shows winds beneath Jupiter and Io surfaces
NASA’s Juno mission has peered below the surface to help scientists better understand Jupiter’s storms and its moon Io’s subsurface temperature. Jupiter, as seen by NASA’s Juno spacecraft on Dec. 28, 2024. Credit: NASA / SwRI / MSSS / Jackie Branc (CC BY). Juno was launched in 2011 and has been in orbit around Jupiter since 2016. Its mission has been extended a beyond its original 5 years. It is now due to finish in September this year, or until…
Exploring Europa and Ocean Worlds with ORCAA Cryobots
What probes can be used to explore the depths of Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, and other ocean worlds throughout the solar system? This is what a recent study presented at the 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference hopes to address as a team of researchers participated through the Ocean Worlds Reconnaissance and Characterization of Astrobiological Analogs (ORCAA) project to investigate how cryobots could be used to explore the oceans of other…
Juno Mission Sheds Light on Jupiter’s Storms and Volcanic Activity on Io
NASA’s Juno probe has uncovered colliding cyclones circling Jupiter’s north pole and flowing magma beneath the crust of its volcanic moon Io. Using thermal and microwave instruments, scientists have tracked atmospheric chaos and subsurface lava flows, offering new insights into the Jovian system’s extreme weather and volcanic activity. These discoveries reshape the understanding of planetary heat and atmospheric dynamics.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft unveils Io’s volcanic secrets, Jupiter’s polar cyclones
New Delhi: NASA’s Juno mission has peered into the lower layers of the Jovian atmosphere, and investigated the surface of the volcanic moon of Io. The research has helped scientists develop a new and improved model of the first moving jet streams that circle the north pole of the Moon. For the first time, the spacecraft has also managed to capture the subsurface temperature profile of Io, providing a window into understanding the remote interior…
New data of the Jupiter orbiter provide information about the violent winds and cyclones on Jupiter and the volcanic activity on its fiery moon. The article Jetstreams, Cyclones, Lava: So Juno looks under Jupiter's skin first appeared on ingenieur.de - Jobbörse und Nachrichtenportal für Ingenieure.
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