The European Space Agency has released a picture of the “Earth and Moon” from the JUICE spacecraft at a distance of 5 million kilometers before it departs forever to explore Jupiter.

European Space Agency (ESA) Reveal the image Earth and Moon from JUICE vehicle (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) approximately 5,300,000 kilometers away. This image was taken while the JUICE spacecraft was headed toward Venus in order to use its centrifugal force to continue its journey to Jupiter to explore the moons of the largest planet in the solar system, which is scheduled to arrive around July 2031.


JUICE vehicle It was launched from a launch site in French Guiana, an overseas region of France in South America, on April 14. The spacecraft’s mission is to travel toJupiter The largest planet in the solar system, scheduled to arrive in 2031, will explore and study its three large icy moons: Europa Ganymede Callisto

This exploration focuses on exploring the environment that is conducive to life, as these three moons are interesting moons in terms of geography, geology, and meteorology, especially. The moon Europa Water, the origin of life in the universe, has been discovered. This spacecraft is also a hope for scientists to find life on other planets besides our own.


Data – Reference images

– www.esa.int (European Space Agency)
– Thai Astronomical Society

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