BBC Sky at Night - UK (2021-08)

60 BBC Sky at Night Magazine August 2021

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With its mission extended by four years, the

Juno spacecraft still has a lot to learn about

the gas giant, as Ezzy Pearson discovers

Juno’s Jupiter journey

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