NASA’s Juno mission arrived at Jupiter in 2016. Since then, the solar-powered spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter and collecting data. Now, NASA has shared an update on the progress of the mission as it reaches its halfway point, releasing stunning images of the planet as seen from orbit.
NASA’s Juno mission launched in 2011 and arrived at Jupiter five years later in 2016. Since then, the solar-powered spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter and collecting data about what is going on beneath the dense layer of clouds that cover the gas giant planet. Now, NASA has shared an update on the progress of the mission as it reaches its halfway point, releasing stunning images of the planet as seen from orbit.
The Juno craft is in a highly elliptical orbit around Jupiter, which means that it is traveling in a oval shape around it.
