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RESULTS FROM JUNO (2018, Perijoves 11-17)
The Juno mission continues throughout 2018, with the spacecraft in a 53-day orbit around Jupiter. Annotated images from Juno’s camera
Read moreJuno at Perijove-10, Part II: Global maps
This is based entirely on the maps produced from PJ10 images by Gerald Eichstädt. As there was no inbound coverage,
Read moreComet prospects for 2024
Comet prospects for 2024 From the Handbook: 2024hbk.pdf , 2024.pdf From the Journal: jbaa, JBAA 2024 supplement.pdf Comet prospects for 2023 From
Read moreJuno at Perijove-10 (Part I)
At Juno’s perijove-10 (PJ10) on 2017 Dec.16, JunoCam again returned a superb set of closeup images. The preliminary report can
Read more174P outburst progress
Around two weeks after the outburst of 174P noted here the coma continues to expand but the total magnitude remains
Read more174P Echeclus in outburst
For an update on this outburst see here. The unusual Centaur comet 174P Echeclus is currently undergoing one of its
Read moreJuno’s images show another significant change on Jupiter
While Jupiter was invisible from Earth behind the Sun, Juno’s images mapped the planet and revealed a new South Tropical Disturbance
Read moreJuno at Perijove-9 (Part II): What the close-up images show
Summary: At perijove-9 (PJ9) on 2017 Oct.24, JunoCam took the usual superb sets of images covering both polar regions, and
Read moreJuno at Perijove-9 (Part I): Global maps
Summary: This perijove on 2017 Oct.24 took place only 2 days before Jupiter’s solar conjunction, so there were no useful
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