Today is July 4, but not all in the US the world will be watching fireworks with celebrating their independence day. NASA will be glued to the screen watching as a probe of 1.130 billion approaching Jupiter at 265,000 kilometers per hour.
The probe is none other than the Juno, a ship whose aim is to study the giant planet like never before been done. To do this, you must first enter an orbit passing through the poles of Jupiter, and that is the most dangerous part. Today, July 4, and after days deep into the magnetosphere, Juno will be driven by the gravity of Jupiter at a speed of 265,000 kilometers per hour.
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to counter this phenomenal momentum and get into the proper orbit, the probe activated its engines for 35 minutes. If all goes well, it will be inserted into orbit and begin one of the most fascinating missions of the year. Only pictures that Juno take the gas giant 5,000 kilometers from its turbulent atmosphere will be spectacular.
If something goes wrong and Juno misses maneuver orbital insertion, most likely the ship pass by Jupiter and is lost in space, ruining a mission that has taken years to prepare. Everything is played on one card and the play was broadcast live on NASA TV or YouTube channel below.
Preparations begin at 22:30 ET (ET), but the engine will not turn on until 23:18 ET. Here are some equivalent reference times:
- Mexico City or Bogota : Night of July 4 (21:30 / 22:18)
- Caracas or Santiago de Chile : Night of July 4 (22:30 / 23:18)
- Buenos Aires : Night of July 4 (23:30 / 00:18)
- Spain : Early morning from 4 to 5 July (4:30 / 05 18)
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