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JUICE

(Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer)
(mission to Jupiter in development)

JUICE (for Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) is space mission to Jupiter launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) in April 2023, to arrive at Jupiter in 2031 and orbit it for 3+ years of observation of the planet and its moons, and eventually to orbit Ganymede. A goal is to characterize the moons' internal structure, especially any ocean layers under the surface. Instruments:


(Jupiter,spacecraft,ESA)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_Icy_Moons_Explorer
http://sci.esa.int/juice/
https://www.mps.mpg.de/planetary-science/juice-mission
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019EPSC...13..400W/abstract
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/opag/meetings/feb2018/presentations/Vallat.pdf
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2023-053A

Referenced by pages:
Ganymede
Jupiter

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