Juno Spies Jupiter, Moons In Final Image Before Orbit

By JAKE ELLISON, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Tue, 06/28/2016 - 9:57am

The latest big moment for exploring our solar system is upon us. On July 4, NASA's Juno spacecraft will fire it's rockets and slow into orbit around Jupiter for 20 months or 37 orbits around the gas giant.

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