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Juno

Juno is a NASA space probe launched on August 5, 2011, to study Jupiter. It entered a highly elliptical polar orbit around Jupiter on July 4, 2016, allowing it to investigate the planet's atmosphere, magnetic field, and gravitational field while minimizing exposure to Jupiter's intense radiation belts.

Source: jpl.nasa.gov

APODs including "Juno"

Cloud Swirls around Southern Jupiter from Juno

Cloud Swirls around Southern Jupiter from Juno

13/02/2017

Southern Jupiter from Perijove 3

Southern Jupiter from Perijove 3

17/12/2016

Aurora over Jupiter's South Pole from Juno

Aurora over Jupiter's South Pole from Juno

06/12/2016

Clouds Near Jupiter's South Pole from Juno

Clouds Near Jupiter's South Pole from Juno

25/10/2016

The North and South of Jupiter

The North and South of Jupiter

14/09/2016

Io over Jupiter from Voyager 1

Io over Jupiter from Voyager 1

04/09/2016

Io: Moon over Jupiter

Io: Moon over Jupiter

07/08/2016

Summer Planets and Milky Way

Summer Planets and Milky Way

23/07/2016

Chasing Juno

Chasing Juno

12/07/2016

Aurorae on Jupiter

Aurorae on Jupiter

11/07/2016

Moon Meets Jupiter

Moon Meets Jupiter

10/07/2016

Juno Approaching Jupiter

Juno Approaching Jupiter

01/07/2016

Juno Mission Trailer

Juno Mission Trailer
Video

28/06/2016

Jupiter's Clouds from New Horizons

Jupiter's Clouds from New Horizons

26/06/2016

Three Planets from Pic du Midi

Three Planets from Pic du Midi

02/06/2016

Jupiter's Great Red Spot from Voyager 1

Jupiter's Great Red Spot from Voyager 1

18/05/2014

Juno Rockets Toward Jupiter

Juno Rockets Toward Jupiter
Video

09/08/2011