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SPACE

radiation by a titanium vault,

Juno’s scientific instruments—
including a radiometer to study
atmosphere and a particle
detector to measure magnetic

fields—will allow scientists to

peer beneath the gas giant’s

clouds. Over the next year

and a half, Juno’s continuing

observations will tell scientists

how much water is on Jupiter

and whether the planet has

a solid core. This could reveal

how the solar system, including

Earth, formed. The mission

is also taking the highest-

resolution photographic

images of Jupiter in history.