Astronomy · Space Missions
Juno
NASA's mission probing Jupiter from orbit.
- Agency
- NASA
- Target
- Jupiter
- Orbit
- Looping polar orbit
- Goals
- Interior, atmosphere, and magnetic field
NASA/JPL-Caltech/LEGO · NASA media (public domain)
Gallery
LEGO Figurines Aboard Juno
Three LEGO figurines representing the Roman god Jupiter, his wife Juno and Galileo Galilei are shown here aboard the Juno spacecraft.
2011
NASA/JPL-Caltech/KSC · NASA media (public domain)
A mission to Jupiter's depths
Juno is a NASA spacecraft orbiting Jupiter to probe beneath its colorful clouds. Its goal is to understand the planet's internal structure, atmosphere, and origins.
A polar perspective
Juno follows an elongated orbit that carries it over Jupiter's poles, giving a vantage point earlier missions did not have and revealing clusters of cyclones swirling at the poles.
Measuring the giant
By precisely measuring Jupiter's gravity and magnetic field, Juno helps scientists map the planet's deep interior and learn how giant planets form.
Knowledge connections
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Mission connections
- Operated byNASA
- Mission targetJupiter
- Part of programNew Frontiers program
- Launched byAtlas V
- Launched fromCape Canaveral Space Force Station
- Tracked byDeep Space Network (DSN)
Related
- Carries instrumentJuno Microwave Radiometer (MWR)
- Carries instrumentJunoCam