Juno, launched August 5, 2011, is currently orbiting Jupiter sending back tons of data on the largest planet in our solar system. It reached Jupiter in July 2016 and its mission has been extended into July 2021.
Juno is the first probe to use solar panels instead of radioisotopoe thermoelectric generators (RTG) used by previous missions.
It also carries a plaque dedicated to Galileo Galilei, provided by the Italian Space Agency.
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