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Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer probe, or JUICE for short, is scheduled to zip past Earth next month, and some skywatchers may be able to get a fleeting glimpse of the spacecraft.This map shows the closest approach pass that Europess JUICE Jupiter probe will make over Earth on Aug. 20, 2024, with the spacecraft flying directly over Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean.
On Aug. 19, the engineers will get eight minutes of solo time with RIME to check how the noise is affecting the instrument's performance. The remaining instruments will either be switched off or reduced to a quiet mode, ESA officials said. Based on the brief observations, scientists may be able to come up with a new algorithm to correct the noise issue.
Ground stations around the world will be in constant contact with JUICE starting on Aug. 17, two days before its moon flyby. Operators will monitor data streaming from the spacecraft and make any adjustments necessary to keep it on the right path, ESA said.
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