JUICE mission
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The JUICE mission is a European Space Agency spacecraft designed to explore Jupiter and its icy moons—particularly Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa—to investigate their potential habitability and subsurface oceans.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Space Agency mission
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Jupiter system exploration mission ⓘ interplanetary space mission ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
JUICE mission
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
|
| agencyProgram |
ESA Science Programme
ⓘ
surface form:
ESA Cosmic Vision program
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| countryOfAgency | Europe ⓘ |
| destinationOrbit |
Ganymede orbit
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Jupiter orbit ⓘ |
| explores |
Callisto’s surface and environment
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Europa’s surface and exosphere ⓘ Ganymede’s ice shell ⓘ Jovian system ⓘ |
| focus |
icy moons of Jupiter
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planetary habitability ⓘ subsurface oceans ⓘ |
| goal |
assess conditions for life in the outer Solar System
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constrain internal structure of icy moons ⓘ study evolution of the Jupiter system ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
JUICE spacecraft bus
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scientific payload ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentType |
imaging instruments
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magnetometer ⓘ radio science experiment ⓘ spectrometers ⓘ |
| launchLocation |
Kourou
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surface form:
Kourou, French Guiana
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| launchSite | Guiana Space Centre ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Ariane 5 ECA ⓘ |
| missionPhase |
Ganymede orbital phase
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Jupiter system tour ⓘ cruise to Jupiter ⓘ |
| operator | European Space Agency ⓘ |
| organizationRole |
European Space Agency Science Directorate
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surface form:
ESA is mission designer
ESA is mission operator ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | study habitability of icy moons of Jupiter ⓘ |
| scientificObjective |
characterize Ganymede as a planetary body and potential habitat
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investigate subsurface oceans of Jovian icy moons ⓘ study Jupiter’s atmosphere ⓘ study Jupiter’s magnetosphere ⓘ study interactions between Jupiter and its satellites ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | orbiter ⓘ |
| studies |
Jupiter’s auroras
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Jupiter’s rings ⓘ plasma environment around Jupiter and its moons ⓘ |
| target |
Callisto
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Europa ⓘ Ganymede ⓘ Jupiter ⓘ |
| uses | gravity assists for interplanetary trajectory ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer