How we rescued Juice's radar instrument in space ????️

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Launching a spacecraft is just the beginning, challenges are part of every mission. And Juice, our mission on its 8-year journey to Jupiter, is no exception.

Soon after launch, one of its instruments, the ice-penetrating radar RIME, picked up electronic noise from other parts of the spacecraft. RIME’s task at Jupiter is to peer below the icy surfaces of moons Europa, Ganymede and Callisto to map the invisible rocky layers below.

During Juice's Moon flyby last year, we had the perfect chance to test it by switching off or silencing the other instruments.

In just 8 minutes, scientists collected enough data, which helped them to develop an algorithm to correct the issue.

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#ESA #Juice #Space
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Deep Space
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ESA, European Space Agency, Space
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