The stunning video of the dance of the moons of Jupiter – diregiovani

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6 July 2016

Juno, the NASA probe, has just given mankind a new perspective on the cosmos.
his future the orbit of Jupiter will give new knowledge about our solar system and planet formation.
Juno will start to analyze the preliminary results in August, when it approaches the minimum distance from the planet.
However, in the weeks preceded the arrival of Jupiter, the spacecraft NASA has captured a stunning video of the four Galilean moons – Callisto, Europa, Ganymede and Io.
a dance around the giant planet like never before seen in celestial dynamics.

(space.com)

“in all history, we never really been able to see the movement of any celestial body one against the ‘else, “said Scott Bolton, head of the Juno mission, during a press conference at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA after arrival with the probe successful. [ Juno mission accomplished: NASA probe reached Jupiter ]

“This is the king of our solar system and his disciples follow him. For me, it is very significant, because we are finally able to see – with a real video with real images – this movement, and we were only able to imagine until now. “

The videos Juno is a dedication to one of the greatest scientists in history.
in 1610, the famous Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei discovered the moons, later called the Galilean, deducting from their movement, observed over the course of several nights, which orbited around to Jupiter.

“It ‘was a revelation, and has changed our culture and our view of ourselves for ever: the Earth was not the center,” Bolton said shortly before unveiling the video.

Jupiter and Europe

“He imagined that, after that, for centuries, we hypothesized how the planets and stars moved, and we were able to see him only with computer animation and Hollywood efforts, “he added Bolton.
” Well, from now on everything will change .

<'p> the video is made up of images taken by Juno with its JunoCam instrument between June 12 and June 29 while the probe is approaching Jupiter 16 million kilometers to 5 million km away .

more pictures will be released later, when Juno will approach minimum distance from Jupiter in late August.

Juno was caught in the orbit of Jupiter on the night of July 4 and 5, and will make a 53-day revolution.
in October, the probe will move to an orbit closer, just 14 days.
the Juno instruments will be able to study in detail the composition of Jupiter, its internal structure, and the magnetic and gravitational field in February 2018.

the Juno mission was launched in August 2011.
probe observations should help scientists better understand the origins of Jupiter and, therefore, the birth of the solar system.
[the mysteries of Jupiter, the giant Solar System]