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JUNO's Jump to Jupiter JUNO's Jump to Jupiter Source: NASA print
PDF Jupiter System Posted:   08/04/11  Summary: NASA's Juno
spacecraft is set to launch toward Jupiter on August 5th.
NASA's Juno spacecraft positioned on a large rotation fixture
during assembly. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LMSS NASA's Juno
spacecraft is set to launch toward Jupiter aboard a United
Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on Aug. 5. The launch window
extends from 11:34 a.m. to 12:33 p.m. EDT (8:34 to 9:33 a.m.
PDT), and the launch period extends through Aug. 26.  The
spacecraft is expected to arrive at Jupiter in 2016, on a
mission to investigate the gas giant's origins, structure,
atmosphere and magnetosphere. Juno's color camera will provide
close-up images of Jupiter, including the first detailed views
of the planets' poles.  Jupiter's Juice  When it comes to
magnetic fields, Jupiter is the ultimate muscle ca