A NASA robotic mission that has orbited Jupiter since 2016 to study the planet's composition, gravity and magnetic fields, and deep atmospheric structure. Launched on 5 August 2011, the Juno spacecraft entered a polar orbit of Jupiter on 5 July 2016 and has had its mission repeatedly extended, continuing observations of the planet and its major moons into the mid-2020s.
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Mission TypeRobotic Jupiter orbiter mission 1 OutcomeOngoing; in orbit at Jupiter since 2016, with its mission extended multiple times to continue observations of the planet and its major moons. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Juno entered a polar orbit of Jupiter on July 5, 2016, UTC, to begin a scientific investigation of the planet.
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