One of the main mysteries of the cosmos, perhaps, will decide in the foreseeable future. Before Jupiter Juno got interplanetary station – it is, translated into Russian, “Juno,” which is to examine the chemical composition of the planet. It will help scientists to find out where in the atmosphere of a celestial body took hundreds of vortices of cyclones and anticyclones, which can exist for several centuries
It is a journey from Earth to Jupiter -. The largest planet in the solar system – It took nearly five years. Launched in August 2011, the probe covered the distance in 3 billion kilometers. A received from NASA center team under the code ji4040, the device clearly performed the 35-minute maneuver slowed down and successfully went into orbit the gas giant.
The probe Juno became only the second scientific apparatus, released into the orbit of Jupiter for all history of space exploration. He has already started to transmit to Earth the first signals. For 20 months, namely as intended expedition spacecraft should help scientists unravel the mystery not only a distant planet but the entire solar system. Transfer to NASA Center data on the composition of Jupiter’s atmosphere, and even penetrate through the thick clouds and determine its structure, in particular, to test the hypothesis that there there is a solid core.
The fact that Juno will explore Jupiter expects senior state astronomical Institute named researcher PK Sternberg Vladimir Surdin.
According to the plan, the Juno will have to make 37 revolutions around the world, each with a period of 14 days. And all this at great speed over 200 kilometers per hour, constantly coming down to the surface. In this case the radiation belts of the planet can destroy the electronics is completely on board the spacecraft. For this purpose all measuring instruments and probe tools protected 180-pound titanium shell.
“In the orbit of Jupiter unit await such danger as a dense layer of debris and dust, as well as extremely strong radiation in the area of the planet where it is . a giant magnetic field accelerates charged particles to nearly the speed of light The risk, of course, is great so when we designed the Juno, we made him a armored tank “-. recognized leading expert of the project
Juno Scott Bolton addition expensive. equipment for a Juno and has established a special chamber. After 53 days, when the first circled the giant planet, the probe’s orbit will be adjusted and the unit will transmit images to Earth from a distant planet. And NASA has even launched a website where amateur astronomers will be able to vote for the most interesting in their view areas of the planet’s atmosphere, which should take a picture
There are on board and unusual passengers – three figures LEGO construction made of aluminum. One depicts a Galileo Galilei – the scientist who discovered the four moons of Jupiter. The other two – Roman gods – Jupiter and Juno. After the scientific program of the probe will self-destruct, burned in the atmosphere. Make it so that the fragments do not fall on potentially habitable moons of the gas giant, and subsequently hampered their study. The total cost of the mission will be over one billion dollars
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