PASADENA, CALIFORNIA (AP): Earth, say cheese!
A NASA spacecraft cruising toward Jupiter glanced back and snapped a rare picture of Earth and the Moon.
Taken last week when Juno was 6 million miles (9.7 million kilometers) away, the image shows two white dots, one brighter than the other.
The solar-powered Juno blasted off earlier this month on a five-year journey to Jupiter. Though previous craft have visited the giant gas planet, Juno will get closer than ever before, flying within 3,100 miles (about 5,000 kilometers) of the dense cloud tops to learn more about Jupiter’s origins.
The USD 1.1 billion mission is managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.
Jupiter-bound Juno snaps images of Earth, Moon
Article Posted on : - Sep 01, 2011
Other Related News
India, Sri Lanka decide to ramp up defence, energy, trade ties
India and Sri Lanka Monday adopted a futuristic vision to expand their partnership, resolved to soon conclude a defence cooperation pact and decided to ramp up energy ties by establishing electricity grid connectivity and multi-product petroleum pipelines.
The Indian Air Force, in its flight trials evaluation report submitted before the Defence Ministry l..
view articleAn insight into the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft competition...
view articleSky enthusiasts can now spot the International Space Station (ISS) commanded by Indian-American astr..
view article