NASA's Juno mission nears Jupiter's moon Io

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NASA's Juno spacecraft will fly by Jupiter's volcanic moon Io and the gas giant itself on Tuesday, May 16th.

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The flyby will be the closest to date, at an altitude of about 22,060 miles.

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Juno has performed 50 flybys of Jupiter and collected data during close encounters with three of the four Galilean moons.

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Io is the most volcanic celestial body in the solar system, and Juno will observe how the volcanoes vary over time.

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Io is continuously stretched and squeezed due to the gravitational pull of Jupiter and its Galilean siblings.

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Juno was designed to study Jupiter but has also provided a wealth of data on its moons.

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JunoCam, JIRAM, SRU, and MWR sensors will study Io's volcanoes and their interactions with Jupiter's magnetosphere and auroras.

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The spacecraft will explore the ring system where some of Jupiter's inner moons reside.

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Juno is in the third year of its extended mission to investigate the interior of Jupiter.

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The mission will provide valuable insights into the composition and evolution of Jupiter and its moons.

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