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Humanity Just Got Its Closest View of Europa in Over 20 Years, And We Can’t Stop Looking

Humanity Just Got Its Closest View of Europa in Over 20 Years, And We Can’t Stop Looking
Humanity Just Got Its Closest View of Europa in Over 20 Years, And We Can’t Stop Looking

By Katie Hutton

 

It has been more than 20 years since mankind has had such a close look at the frozen globe.

On Thursday morning, the Juno spacecraft from NASA approached the frozen surface of Europa, a huge moon that circles Jupiter. The distance between them was within 219 miles.

It has been more than 20 years since mankind has had such a close look at the frozen globe.

Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system, and its study was the primary objective of the Juno mission, which began in 2011.

 

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