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NASA's "Hail Mary" Moment: Incredible Deep Space Surgery Saves JunoCam From Jupiter's Fierce Radiation Fields
IN ORBIT AROUND JUPITER, JUL 24 – NASA restored JunoCam's image quality using heat annealing after radiation damage, enabling continued scientific observations during Jupiter's extended mission beyond 34 orbits.
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The camera of the Jupiter probe had given up its spirit in the harsh environment of the gas giant. The rescue took place via remote maintenance on a microscopic level.
NASA's Junocam Heals Its Radiation Damage
The JunoCam on NASA's Juno spacecraft has given us fantastic images of Jupiter and its moons, especially volcanic Io. But the instrument is suffering after years of exposure to Jupiter's intense radiation. There are few options for repairing that damage from such a great distance, but it looks like NASA's done it.
How NASA Saved a Dying Camera Near Jupiter with Just Heat
NASA’s JunoCam, once believed nearly lost to Jupiter’s intense radiation, has made a stunning comeback thanks to a bold experiment. Engineers used a process called annealing—heating the camera from afar—to reverse internal damage and restore image clarity. Just in time for a close flyby of the volcanic moon Io, the camera delivered detailed images of lava flows and sulfuric peaks. The breakthrough technique is now being applied to other instrume…
In orbit around Jupiter, the Juno probe almost lost one of its key components. But thanks to a bold thermal technique, NASA engineers managed to save the camera from the probe, a first in space history.
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