19 August 2024: The JUICE camera JANUS photographs the lunar surface
19 August 2024: The JUICE camera JANUS photographs the lunar surface
During JUICE's flybys of the Moon and Earth, its scientific experiments will also be activated. These will include the JANUS camera, in which the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) plays a key role. During the lunar flyby, JUICE will approach from the Moon's the far side, coming within 750 kilometres of its surface. The highest resolution images (green boxes) will capture details at approximately 13 metres per pixel. The regions photographed between 22:15 and 23:45 will lie along a narrow strip at the equator on both the far and near side of the Moon, slightly south of the Apollo 11 landing site in 1969. The Moon will also be full that night.
