Although originally slated to crash into Jupiter this month, Juno, NASA's Jovian explorer, has been given a three-year extension to gather all of NASAs planned scientific measurements, NASA announced earlier this month.
If it keeps producing images like this, showcasing Jupiter's writhing, stormy face, I really hope they never crash the Absolute Unit.
The picture was snapped on May 23 as Juno swung past the planet for a 13th time, only 9,600 miles from its "surface", the tangle of tumultuous clouds that mark its exterior. The bright white hues represent clouds that are likely made of a mix of ammonia and water, while the darker blue-green spirals represent cloud material "deeper in Jupiter's atmosphere."
(Score: 2) by frojack on Tuesday June 26 2018, @04:08PM (1 child)
To bad there wasn't something like radio waves in some form.
What I want to know is why they were going to crash it this month if it has 3 years of fuel left and all parts are working fine.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 27 2018, @08:29AM
Probably they brought spares, reserves, ... it's not like you can resupply it easily out there. They now see that expected "bad things" didn't happen so they decided to extend the mission.