SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -JIRAM is an infrared spectrometer designed to observe Jupiter’s auroras and atmosphere from very close to the planet.

Detailed explanation-2: -While Jupiter has been known since ancient times, the first detailed observations of this planet were made by Galileo Galilei in 1610 with a small telescope. More recently, this planet has been visited by passing spacecraft, orbiters and probes.

Detailed explanation-3: -It appeared that Jupiter’s atmosphere is drier than had been previously thought. Measurements from the probe showed few clouds, and lightning only in the distance. It was only later that we discovered that the probe had entered an area called a “hot spot."

Detailed explanation-4: -NASA’s Galileo spacecraft carried an atmospheric entry probe that was released July 13, 1995, when the main spacecraft was still about 50 million miles (80 million kilometers) from Jupiter. The probe hit the atmosphere Dec. 7, 1995, and returned valuable data for 58 minutes.

Detailed explanation-5: -NASA launched Juno on August 5, 2011, to study Jupiter in detail. It entered a polar orbit of Jupiter on July 5, 2016. The spacecraft is studying the planet’s composition, gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere.

Detailed explanation-6: -High-energy Particle Detectors. Voyager’s Cosmic Ray Subsystem (CRS). Low-Energy Charged-Particle Detectors. Plasma Instruments. Dust Detectors. Magnetometers. Plasma Wave Detectors. Mass Spectrometers. Planetary Radio Astronomy Instruments. More items

Detailed explanation-7: -A gravity/radio science system (Gravity Science) A six-wavelength microwave radiometer for atmospheric sounding and composition (MWR) A vector magnetometer (MAG) Plasma and energetic particle detectors (JADE and JEDI) A radio/plasma wave experiment (Waves) More items •18-Mar-2022