Five years after the launch of the Earth (Juno mission launched in August 2011), the American probe will come on Tuesday the orbit of Jupiter.
As reported by National Aeronautics and Space (NASA) was already firing the main engine, through which the probe slows down before entering the orbit of the planet.
This maneuver is mission critical. If it fails, the distance from the Juno Jupiter falling out of orbit.
As the message of the radio signal between Jupiter and the Earth takes 48 minutes, in case of problems mission controllers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California will not be able to intervene on a regular basis.
Scientists can only wait and listen for signals suggesting that the engine Juno was fired as planned.
Juno will be orbited Jupiter for a year. During this time, has sent back to Earth pictures – the best approximation of the surface of this planet, ever made.
The aim of the mission is to understand the origin and evolution of Jupiter, looking for dense core of the planet, creating a map of the magnetic field, as well as measuring the amount of of water and ammonia in the atmosphere.
While space probes reach the vicinity of Jupiter from the 70s, still a lot of things on this planet do not know.
When Juno fulfill its tasks in 2018 finally “dives” in Jupiter’s atmosphere and burn .
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