JUICE Mission

Exploring Jupiter’s icy moons and their hidden oceans.

Overview

JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) is an ESA mission to explore Jupiter and its large icy moons — Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto. These moons are believed to host subsurface oceans and are among the most promising places to search for habitable environments beyond Earth.

JUICE will perform multiple fly-bys and eventually enter orbit around Ganymede, the largest moon in the Solar System.

📌 Mission Facts

Agency: ESA

Launch: 14 April 2023

Destination: Jupiter system

Focus: Icy moons & potential habitability

Mission Objectives

  • Characterise the oceans and icy shells of Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto.
  • Study Jupiter’s atmosphere, magnetosphere, and plasma environment.
  • Assess conditions for habitability in the outer Solar System.

Watch

🔗 ESA — JUICE mission video.
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