1. Diagram of Clipper's orbit around Jupiter and its moons 2. Diagram of Clipper's orbit around Jupiter and its moons with Jupiter's radiation belt highlighted

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   AkaSci 🛰️ (akasci@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Oct-2024 09:35:40 JST AkaSci 🛰️

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   Europa Clipper will be in orbit around Jupiter (not Europa) to avoid frying its electronics in the harsh radiation belts of Jupiter.

   The elliptical ~14.2 day period orbit will enable close passes of Europa lasting a day or two every 2-3 weeks, at altitudes ranging from 25 km to 2,700 km. During the days between close passes, the spacecraft will be outside the radiation belts transmitting science data to earth.

   https://europa.nasa.gov/resources/529/europa-clippers-elliptical-orbit-artists-concept/
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