2023-04-19 18:00:02
The JUICE spacecraft is heading towards Jupiter. Expect gas giant planets in 2031
Facebook NARIT, National Astronomical Research Institute Stated that on April 14, 2023 at 7:14 p.m. (Thailand standard time), the European Space Agency (ESA) JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) spacecraft launched into space with an Ariane 5 rocket from the launch pad. at the European Space Center in French Guiana South America Start a journey through deep space to Jupiter.
Before arriving at this gas giant in 2031, it was the first large-scale space exploration mission. and the first European probe to the outer solar system.
The JUICE spacecraft is a mission to explore Jupiter. It was built on the basis of previous Jupiter probe missions. It aims to explore Jupiter’s three icy moons, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, with 10 scientific instruments aboard, and will look for evidence of the icy oceans of these moons. Including conditions and chemical elements that are essential to living things. to the interaction between Jupiter and the moon
Over the past 10 years that the European Space Agency has operated the JUICE program, it has resulted in the application of space technology development. It has resulted in many scientific devices, such as large solar panels for use in the relatively low solar intensity of the outer solar system. At the same time, it has created about 1,000 more advanced science and engineering personnel, among whom are scientists from other regions such as the United States and Japan.
In addition, this is a good opportunity for European nations to create soft power through science communication. To inspire and encourage people in European societies to be more interested in space, such as the JUICE spacecraft’s JANUS camera, which will be able to capture images of the moon’s surface with a resolution of 7.5 m/pixel while the spacecraft orbits the moon. Moon Ganymede at the end of the mission
In addition to the knowledge gained from this exploration, JUICE will help lay the groundwork for the next generation of icy outer planet probe missions in Europe’s “Voyage 2050” plan. This time it is speculated that it could be a landing craft or a survey drone. which will challenge human capabilities again
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