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⁣This view of Europa is in a different league ⚽⠀ ⠀ The complex, ice-covered surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa was captured by NASASolarSystem’s Juno spacecraft during a flyby on Sept. 29, 2022. At closest approach, the spacecraft came within about 219 miles (352 kilometers).⠀ ⠀ Launched on August 5, 2011, Juno has blazed a mission beyond its original five-year journey to our solar system’s largest planet, Jupiter. Now in its extended mission, Juno is now an explorer of the full Jovian system, which expands to Jupiter’s outer rings and moons. ⠀ ⠀ JunoCam images help fill in gaps in the maps from images obtained by Voyager and Galileo missions. Citizen scientists have provided unique perspectives of the Juno’s recent flyby - citizen scientist Björn Jónsson processed the image to enhance the color and contrast, revealing Europa’s surface features. Using raw images taken by JunoCam, the spacecraft’s public-engagement camera, these Europa photographs were reprocessed by interested members...

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