Congratulations to the brilliant teams at the European Space Agency - ESA for successfully executing the first lunar-Earth flyby! #DidYouKnow Mirion Passivated Implanted Planar Silicon (PIPS) Detectors are aboard the Juice spacecraft, ready to support data collection as part of the PEP instrument. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ebyA_HGj #SpaceExploration #BigScience
We've successfully completed the world’s first lunar-Earth flyby, sending our #Juice spacecraft on a shortcut to Jupiter via Venus. ✅ During the manoeuvre, Juice captured this stunning view of Earth. The image covers the northern Pacific Ocean. The image was taken by Juice Monitoring Camera 1 (JMC1) at 22:38 BST/23:48 CEST on 20 August 2024, as the spacecraft was heading towards its closest approach. 👉https://lnkd.in/eYZSGCvy