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Io and Juno Begin to Part Ways
Season 2 · Episode 20

Io and Juno Begin to Part Ways

EVSN: Escape Velocity Space News · Pamela Gay

May 8, 202423m 53s

Show Notes

In February, on the closest approach, NASA's Juno spacecraft was within 930 miles of the closest moon Io's surface. Since then, Juno's orbit has been shrinking, bringing the mission closer to Jupiter and away from the circling Galilean moons. Io and Juno have parted ways, and Juno is now snuggling down into tighter orbits around her Jupiter.