Riding with Robots writes "Today NASA announced it is officially proceeding with the Juno robotic mission to the largest planet. Scheduled to launch in August 2011 and reach Jupiter in 2016, the spacecraft will orbit the planet 32 times, skimming about 4,800 kilometers over the planet's cloud tops for about a year. The mission will focus on Jupiter's structure and evolution, and not on Europa or the other icy moons that may hide oceans under their surfaces — a disappointment if you ask me. Then again, ALL planetary missions so far have turned up amazing images and surprising scientific discoveries, and I doubt this expedition will be any different." Link to Original Source
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