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Juno · 42 orbits
42 orbits
Recorded
January 2021. NASA extended Juno by 42 additional orbits, from Jupiter itself into the Jovian system.
When NASA extended Juno in January 2021, the plan scheduled 42 more orbits. Close passes of Ganymede, Europa, and Io. Rings. Polar cyclones.
Documentary plate
NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Kevin M. Gill. JunoCam, 12 February 2019. The 42 is the extension count, not this marble.
What it supports
A dated NASA mission-extension count. Prime mission ended July 2021. The 42 is a schedule, not a property of Jupiter.
What it does not
Not Io’s 42.5 hour period. Not a law of the planet. An operations number is not a harmonic of the sky.
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Form42
Unitorbits
Strengthhard
When2021-01-13