Juice
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
The mission
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, will make detailed observations of the giant gas planet and its three large ocean-bearing moons – Ganymede, Callisto and Europa – with a suite of remote sensing, geophysical and in situ instruments. The mission will characterise these moons as both planetary objects and possible habitats, explore Jupiter’s complex environment in depth, and study the wider Jupiter system as an archetype for gas giants across the Universe.
The launch
Launch: 14 April 2023
Launch location: Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana
Launch vehicle: Ariane 5
Destination: Jupiter system
- 10 instruments
- 85 m2 solar wings
- 35 Jovian moon flybys
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The journey
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