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- Strong radio emission from Jupiter's radiation belts blocks our view of the planet from Earth at the critical microwave frequencies necessary to measure Jupiter's water abundance. Juno avoids this problem by flying close to Jupiter, inside the radiation belts.
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Jun 25, 2016 · Jupiter’s worst radiation is concentrated around its equatorial regions, so Juno’s elliptical orbit will make sure it flies through those areas as little as possible.
Aug 20, 2024 · The cameras record “hard radiation,” or ionizing radiation that impacts a spacecraft with sufficient energy to pass through the ASC’s shielding. “Every quarter-second, the ASC takes an image of the stars,” said Juno scientist John Leif Jørgensen of the Technical University of Denmark.
Aug 3, 2022 · Juno’s approach trajectory was carefully planned to put the craft into a 53-day polar orbit that avoided Jupiter’s radiation belts and kept its solar panels constantly exposed to sunlight.
Strong radio emission from Jupiter's radiation belts blocks our view of the planet from Earth at the critical microwave frequencies necessary to measure Jupiter's water abundance. Juno avoids this problem by flying close to Jupiter, inside the radiation belts.
Juno faces an especially tough challenge from the intense belts of charged particle radiation that surround Jupiter. To meet these threats, engineers protect the robotic explorer with a shiny skin of insulation and a unique protective shield for its electronics.
Jul 1, 2016 · NASA studies space radiation to better protect spacecraft as they travel through space, as well as to understand how this space environment influences planetary evolution. After Jupiter orbit insertion on July 4, 2016, Juno will have the chance to study one of the most intense radiation environments in our solar system.
HOW MUCH RADIATION? Juno is going into one of the harshest regions in the solar system – Jupiter’s radiation belts. Sure, Jupiter’s radiation is bad, but how bad can it really be? Outside the vault the spacecraft is expected to receive the equivalent of more than 100-million dental x-rays.