Only 2 spacecraft have reached Jupiter so far
of reports AccordingOnly two spacecraft have been able to reach Jupiter so far. The first of these is the Galileo probe. It orbited the planet Jupiter between 1995 and 2003. Whereas, Juno, which was launched in the year 2011, reached Jupiter in the year 2016 and is orbiting it. Recently Juno has completed 50 orbits of Jupiter.
Nasa is about to send another mission
The American space agency NASA is also going to send a mission to Jupiter. of the information AccordingNASA’s Europa Clipper is going to be launched in October this year. The special thing is that it will reach Jupiter before the ‘Juice’ of the European Space Agency. Europa Clipper could reach Jupiter in 2030, while Juice will reach our solar system’s largest planet a year later. The purpose of Europa Clipper is to specifically study Jupiter’s moon ‘Europa’.
What will be achieved by Juice Mission?
The full name of JUICE is Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer Mission. European Space Agency AccordingWith the help of instruments fitted in the Juice spacecraft, not only Jupiter will be explored, but its three moons – Ganymede, Callisto and Europa will also be closely examined. Scientists think that Jupiter’s moons have oceans of water beneath their surface. This is one of the reasons that can make these satellites habitable. According to Indian time, the launch of Juice Mission can be around 5:30 pm today.