NASA: Juno spacecraft delivers new findings about Jupiter and its moon Io

New data from NASA's Juno mission has provided a clearer view of Jupiter's volatile atmosphere and volcanic activity on its moon Io, the planet's "fiery" satellite, NASA said.

NASA said on April 29 that the Juno spacecraft had made new discoveries by probing beneath Jupiter's dense cloud layer and studying the surface of Io.

The new data has helped scientists build a new model to better understand the fast-moving jet streams that surround Jupiter's vortex-filled north pole.

Additionally, for the first time, scientists have mapped temperatures below Io's surface, providing important information about the moon's internal structure and volcanic activity.

Juno's orbit allows access to previously unexplored regions of Jupiter, allowing for a clearer view of the enormous energy scale of the gas giant, according to Scott Bolton, principal investigator for the mission.

Launched on August 5, 2011, the Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter on July 4, 2016, after a journey of 2.8 billion km, with the goal of exploring the origin and evolution of Jupiter, thereby helping to better understand the Solar System and other large planets in the universe./.

(Vietnam News Agency/Vietnam+)

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