Planetary Society logo
  • “Exploration is in our nature.” - Carl Sagan

Planetary Radio • Jul 12, 2016

Juno Reaches Jupiter!

Please accept marketing-cookies to listen to this podcast.

Download MP3

On This Episode

20130916 Fran Bagenal

Fran Bagenal

Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, for Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado

20160712 Guy Beutelschies thumbnail

Guy Beutelschies

Director of Interplanetary Missions for Lockheed Martin Space Systems

20170607 scott bolton thumbnail

Scott Bolton

Juno Principal Investigator and Associate Vice President of the Southwest Research Institute’s Science and Engineering Division

20160712 elsa jensen thumbnail

Elsa Jensen

Instrument Operations Manager at MSSS and Mastcam-Z Uplink Operations Lead for Malin Space Science Systems

20160614 candice hansen thumbnail

Candice Hansen

Senior Scientist for Planetary Science Institute

20170726 Twitteravatar Isabel Lawrence 50 Hi Res

Jonathan Nichols

Reader for University of Leicester

Rick Nybakken

Juno Project Manager for Jet Propulsion Laboratory

20190611 bill nye profile cropped

Bill Nye

Chief Executive Officer for The Planetary Society

Return with us to the evening of July 4, 2016 and the exciting arrival at Jupiter of the Juno orbiter. You’ll hear the moment of successful orbital insertion. Several of the mission’s key contributors reveal how Juno accomplished this feat, along with what they hope the spacecraft will tell us about the giant planet. A Juno pin and t-shirt are waiting for the winner of the new What’s Up space trivia contest.

Juno post-orbital insertion media briefing
Juno post-orbital insertion media briefing Image: Mat Kaplan
Juno mission Principal Investigator Scott Bolton after the spacecraft achieved orbit
Juno mission Principal Investigator Scott Bolton after the spacecraft achieved orbit Image: Mat Kaplan
Media reps react to announcement that Juno is in orbit
Media reps react to announcement that Juno is in orbit Image: Mat Kaplan
Emily Lakdawalla in the Juno Jupiter Orbital Insertion Media Center at JPL
Emily Lakdawalla in the Juno Jupiter Orbital Insertion Media Center at JPL Image: Mat Kaplan / The Planetary Society
Candy Hansen and Mat Kaplan with JunoCam
Candy Hansen and Mat Kaplan with JunoCam Image: Mat Kaplan

Related Links:

This week's prizes are a Juno mission t-shirt and pin.

This week's question:

What instrument on Juno sounds most like something from a Star Wars movie?

To submit your answer:

Complete the contest entry form at http://planetary.org/radiocontest or write to us at [email protected] no later than Tuesday, July 19th at 8am Pacific Time. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.

Last week's question:

What is the total power output of Juno at the distance of Jupiter from the Sun?

Answer:

The answer will be revealed next week.

Question from the week before:

What is the ratio of the equatorial surface gravity of the Sun to the force or pull of gravity at the surface of the Earth? (We’ll define the “surface” of the Sun as the edge of the photosphere or visible surface.)

Answer:

The ratio of the Sun’s gravity to Earth’s is about 28:1.