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Old 26-05-2017, 11:29 AM
julianh72 (Julian)
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Juno Press Conference

Interesting story here on the first science results coming back from the Juno probe to Jupiter:

A Whole New Jupiter: First Science Results from NASA's Juno Mission
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6856

I was particularly intrigued by a comment that highlights the challenge of actually getting data from "deep space" back to Earth:

But, once every 53 days, its trajectory approaches Jupiter from above its north pole, where it begins a two-hour transit (from pole to pole) flying north to south with its eight science instruments collecting data and its JunoCam public outreach camera snapping pictures. The download of six megabytes of data collected during the transit can take 1.5 days.

"Every 53 days, we go screaming by Jupiter, get doused by a fire hose of Jovian science, and there is always something new," said Bolton.


Six megabytes is a "deluge" of data! That's less than the average cat video on YouTube!
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Old 26-05-2017, 06:13 PM
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Heard some of the interview and the bottom line seemed to be, "We don't know anything about Jupiter type planets".... and the photos back it up. WOW!!
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