Juno Camera Images the Big Dipper

On August 5, 2011, at 16:25 UTC, NASA launched a New Frontiers mission called Juno, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS). Destined to analyze Jupiter, the spacecraft is currently far away from Earth. Scientists have recently conducted a series of tests using its video camera. T... [ read more >> ]

This is a rendition of the Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter

NASA's Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft tested its JunoCam instrument on one of the icons of the night sky, the Big Dipper

Image comment: NASA's Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft tested its JunoCam instrument on one of the icons of the night sky, the Big Dipper
Image credits: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS

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NASA's Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft tested its JunoCam instrument on one of the icons of the night sky, the Big Dipper
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