During a recent Jupiter flyby, NASA's Juno spacecraft glimpsed two other worlds as well: the giant planet’s intriguing moons Io & Europa. (Look closely at the right side of the image.)
Io is the solar system’s most volcanic body, while Europa’s icy surface hides a global ocean of liquid water beneath. Juno will have an opportunity to capture much more detailed observations of Europa – using several scientific instruments – in September 2022, when the spacecraft makes the closest fly-by of the enigmatic moon in decades. The mission will also make close approaches to Io in late 2023 and early 2024.
Learn more about Jupiter, Io, Europa, and the Juno mission at the link in our bio: solarsystem.nasa.gov
📸: This view is a crop of a JunoCam image processed by citizen scientist AndreaLuck.
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