This is Mars! 140 million miles away from us! https://t.co/0NGK3ENnKM
The 1-mile-wide Meridiani Planum Crater on Mars, photographed by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, unveils a mesmerizing glimpse into the Red Planet's history. Situated just south of the equator, its rugged beauty reminds us of the mysteries hidden within the Martian https://t.co/MYHiZgjaW3
The camera that took this image was getting blasted by radiation. NASA’s Juno team found a fix — from 560 million miles (900 million km) away, near Jupiter. Human ingenuity and tenacity at their finest. https://t.co/0ZY966yhnk
NASA engineers successfully implemented a remote repair technique to protect the camera aboard the Juno probe from intense radiation near Jupiter. The Juno spacecraft, which has completed approximately 80 close approaches to Jupiter, was experiencing damage to its camera caused by the planet's harsh radiation environment. The NASA Juno team managed to fix the camera from a distance of about 560 million miles (900 million kilometers) away, demonstrating a notable feat of human ingenuity and technical skill. Separately, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recently captured detailed images of the Meridiani Planum Crater, a one-mile-wide feature located just south of Mars's equator, providing valuable insights into the planet's geological history. Mars is approximately 140 million miles from Earth.