In the statement made by ESA, it was reported that “JUICE” Europe will launch in April 2023 from Spaceport in French Guiana with an Ariane-5 rocket.
It was stated that the target of the rocket is the Jupiter system, which will be revealed layer by layer.
The spacecraft will examine this giant gas planet and its three ocean-hosting moons, Ganymede, Callisto and Eurpa.
AFTER 7 YEARS OF JOURNEY, SECRETS ARE EXPECTED TO SOLVE
When the JUICE spacecraft reaches the system in 2030 after its 7-year journey, secrets are expected to be resolved that will make Jupiter a potential candidate for long-term exploration and future interplanetary missions.
In the statement of ESA, it was evaluated that the energy exchange between the planet and the moons will be examined in the mission, and information about the formation of the Jupiter system can also be provided.
THE BIGGEST TARGET…
In addition to this, it was reported that the biggest goal of the mission will be to “find signs of life in the Jupiter system and to find out if the moons contain the building blocks necessary for life”.
“JUICE will find out whether the conditions necessary for life are formed by examining the hidden oceans, magnetism, heating process, tidal effects, orbits, surface activities and atmospheres of the satellites,” the statement said. information shared. (AA)