Juno Probe to Get 1st Up-Close Look at Jupiter Saturday

Friday, August 26, 2016 - 11:41 in Astronomy & Space

At 8:51 a.m. EDT (1251 GMT) on Saturday (Aug. 27), Juno will zoom within 2,500 miles (4,200 kilometers) of Jupiter's cloud tops — closer than the probe is scheduled to come during its entire mission, NASA officials said.

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