Exploring icy moons with Juice mission!
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ESA’s Juice mission is a spacecraft that was sent to study Jupiter and its icy moons. The mission kicked off on 14 April. The journey to Jupiter will take seven years and the spacecraft will travel over 600 million kilometres.
Once it reaches Jupiter, it will orbit the planet for three and a half years.
During this time, it will use its instruments to study Jupiter and its moons.
Important details
- Juice stands for JUpiter ICy moons Explorer.
- It is a very special spacecraft because it will help us learn more about the universe and how it works.
- The spacecraft will study Jupiter’s atmosphere, magnetic field, and the four largest moons.
- The largest moons of Jupiter are Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, and Io.
- Scientists believe that these icy moons might have oceans under their surface and maybe even life!
- The Juice mission will help us understand if this is true.
- The spacecraft will also take pictures and collect data to help us learn more about the history of the solar system.
- ESA’s Juice mission is a very exciting project that will help us learn more about Jupiter and its moons.
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