JUICE is having some difficulties deploying one of its most crucial science instruments—a tool for scanning the subsurfaces of Jupiter's icy moons.
They are considering different options on how to free the antenna, which could include an engine burn to “shake the spacecraft a little” and then turning the spacecraft round and round to warm its mount and radar, movingThe RIME instrument is designed to probe the subsurface structure of Jupiter’s icy moons, exploring the potential for habitability beneath the surface.
still has some time to figure out its radar antenna trouble before reaching Jupiter and its moons, which is scheduled to take place in 2031.
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