NASA’s Juno Spacecraft team is currently trying to determine why a majority of photos captured by the JunoCam in its most recent flyby were “unusable.”
team is currently evaluating data to determine why a majority of photos captured by the JunoCam in its most recent flyby were “unusable.” While similar to a previous glitch, this new one lasted much longer and resulted in the loss of 214 photos.— the camera system on board the Juno spacecraft — is described by NASA as a color, visible-light camera that is designed to capture pictures of Jupiter’s cloud tops.
The JunoCam has provided a multitude of gorgeous photos of the Solar System’s largest planet, but a recent unknown glitch has caused it to fail in recent flybys.to determine why the majority of photos taken by the solar-powered orbiter were not saved.
JunoCam’s image #222, taken after the camera recovered from its power on anomaly, shows Jupiter’s southern hemisphere. The image was acquired at an altitude of 124,735 km, with a resolution of 84 km/pixel.
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