WATCH: Juno set for Jupiter fling
Early on Tuesday morning Nasa’s Juno spacecraft will meet Jupiter – entering the gas giants orbit.This will involve a tense 35 minute burn of its main engine‚ to slow it down to about 1‚212 miles per hour (542 meters per second) in order to allow it to be caught by the planet’s gravity.Once there‚ the plan is to have Juno orbit the planet 37 times during 20 months‚ skimming to within 3‚100 miles (5‚000 km) above the cloud tops‚ giving scientists an unprecedented view of it.Nasa’s Voyager tweeted: “Say hi to #Jupiter for me‚ @NASAJuno! In polar orbit‚ you'll see a different side than I did during my 1979 flyby”Say hi to #Jupiter for me, @NASAJuno! In polar orbit, you'll see a different side than I did during my 1979 flyby pic.twitter.com/ufCtiOQ6eZ
— NASA Voyager (@NASAVoyager) July 3, 2016Jupiter“Remembering my #Jupiter flyby in 2000/2001‚ and wishing @NASAJuno every success tomorrow and in the months to come!‚” The Cassini mission tweeted.Remembering my #Jupiter flyby in 2000/2001, and wishing @NASAJuno every success tomorrow and in the months to come! pic.twitter.com/OnDweDD5fM
— CassiniSaturn (@CassiniSaturn) July 4, 2016JupiterYou can watch Nasa’s promotional video for the event here:You can watch the whole thing unfold live at 10:30pm ET (4:30 AM‚ Tuesday) on Nasa’s public education channel...
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