Juno's flyby over Jupiter's Great Red Spot success – NASA probe dives deep into gas giant's iconic storm
As per NASA, Juno reached perijove - the point at which an orbit comes closest to Jupiter's center - on July 10 at 6:55 p.m. PDT (9:55 p.m. EDT).
Jul 12, 2017, 09:21 AM IST
Juno's close up flyby of Great Red Spot: NASA's probe peers deep into Jupiter's deep red heart
As per NASA, Juno's closest approach with the gas giant's iconic storm occured on Monday, July 10, at 6:55 p.m. PDT (9:55 p.m. EDT), peering into its deep deep red heart and passing about 2,200 miles above the planet's cloud tops.
Jul 11, 2017, 12:53 PM IST
NASA's Juno craft all set for historic close encounter with Jupiter's Great Red Spot today
During the close flyby, Juno will pass about 5,600 miles above the Giant Red Spot clouds on Monday with all eight of the craft's instruments as well as its imager, JunoCam, switched on.
Jul 10, 2017, 09:21 AM IST
Juno successfully buzzes Jupiter's cloud tops in its fifth flyby
According to NASA, all of Juno's science instruments and the spacecraft's JunoCam were on during the flyby, collecting data that is now being returned to Earth.
Mar 28, 2017, 08:54 AM IST
