Sunday, July 31, 2011

Juno Mission to Jupiter

Hey Space Placers!

August 5th NASA's Juno spacecraft is scheduled to lift off for Jupiter. The mission's goal is simple - find out what lies inside of Jupiter. The spacecraft will pass within 3,000 miles of Jupiter's cloudtops - the closest orbit ever. Juno will map the gravity of Jupiter and thereby give us the data to model the gas ginat's interior.

Read More About It: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/29jul_juno2/

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