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Jupiter system captured in JUICE NavCam test

Jupiter system captured in JUICE NavCam test


Date: 22 August 2019
Satellite: JUICE
Depicts: Jupiter system
Copyright: Airbus Defence and Space

The Navigation Camera (NavCam) of the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) has been given its first glimpse of the mission's destination while still on Earth.

The camera was mounted to an equatorial mount and pointed towards different targets, including bright stars, Jupiter and its moons in order to exercise its 'Imaging Mode' and 'Stars Centroiding Mode'. The integration time was optimized for capturing the stars and moons acquisition, so Jupiter appears saturated. See also the enlarged and annotated image.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
9-Dec-2024 11:01 UT

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