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JUICE launches this Thursday April 11, 2023 12:22 am BuckGalaxy

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Juice

It will arrive at Jupiter in 2031. During the course of its mission it will conduct 35 flybys of the four large jovian moons, and then drop into orbit around Ganymede for the remainder of its mission.

What has long made Ganymede particularly interesting to me is its magnetic field. Europa, Calisto and Ganymede all have magnetic fields caused by the interaction of their subsurface oceans with Jupiter’s radiation, but Ganymede also has a liquid metal core that gives it a much stronger magnetic field. I’ve never been able to find a difinitive answer if this magentic field would offer humans protection against Jupiter’s immense radiation. I’ll be in my early 70s when Juice will reveal its data so hopefully I’ll still be around to find out.

  • On its way! by BuckGalaxy 2023-04-14 13:22:23
    • launch time slipped to tomorrow morning by BuckGalaxy 2023-04-13 16:01:39

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