JUICE
LocationJupiter system
Year2023
Size10 instruments
TypePlanetary probe
About JUICE
The European Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer. Launched on Ariane 5 in April 2023. Will study Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa for signs of habitable oceans. Uses flybys of the Moon, Earth, and Venus to reach Jupiter in 2031. Will be the first spacecraft to orbit a moon other than our own.
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