Juno probe's Jupiter mission update - Science Weekly podcast
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What has Juno revealed since it dropped into Jupiter's orbit earlier this year? And how is the probe holding up against the solar system's largest gas giant?
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On Tuesday 5 July 2016, Nasa's Juno probe dropped into Jupiter's orbit after a five-year, 1.4 billion-mile journey. Five months on, we ask what fresh insights we've gained into Jupiter's structure, its history, and its extraordinary weather systems. And with engine problems, radiation belts to dodge, and the solar system's largest gas giant to navigate, how has the probe held up?
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