Science Findings
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01.22.24
Juno Reveals Interaction Between Jupiter’s Atmosphere and Magnetic Field
Juno discovers “Great Blue Spot,” bands that may reflect deep zonal winds and other complex findings.
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01.22.24
Juno Discovers Jupiter’s Dilute Core
Juno discovers that Jupiter’s core is large, fuzzy and dilute. A surprise that has implications on how Jupiter formed and evolved.
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03.14.23
Juno Reveals Extraordinary Details on Ganymede’s Surface
Ganymede’s dark side, illuminated by Jupiter shine, reveals grooved terrain, small craters and puzzling ejecta deposits plus a possible scar from a comet, ejecta from a very distant crater.
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03.14.23
Juno Reveals Insight into Ganymede’s Energetic Particle Environment
Energetic particle measurements reveal new insights into Ganymede’s magnetosphere for the only close Juno flyby.
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03.14.23
Sounds of Ganymede’s Magnetosphere Yield Plasma Densities
Plasma wave frequencies tell us about the number of electrons per unit volume in Ganymede’s magnetosphere.
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02.25.23
Jupiter’s Inhomogeneous Gaseous Envelope
The implication that Jupiter was acquiring other elements in addition to Hydrogen and Helium has important implications for the formation of giant planets in our solar system and beyond.
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02.25.23
JunoCam Observations of Ganymede on PJ34
JunoCam acquired four color images of Ganymede at 1-4 km/pixel during PJ34 encounter, at higher spatial resolution than previously imaged (Voyager 1 -1979).
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03.01.22
Juno Spacecraft Detects Time Variation of Jupiter’s Magnetic Field
The Great Blue Spot (a localized patch of intense magnetic field on the equator near 80º west longitude) appears torn east and west by the action of deep zonal winds.
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03.01.22
Juno Spacecraft Probes the Source of Jupiter’s Magnetic Field
Characterizing the planetary magnetic field of Jupiter is one of the primary science objectives of the Juno Mission.
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03.01.22
Meteor in Jupiter’s atmosphere, observed by Juno UVS
Juno UVS observed a bright flash of light in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere in April 2020.
