Citizen Science: JunoCam -- Jupiter Imaging

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Citizen Science: JunoCam -- Jupiter Imaging

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JunoCam is a citizen science project that allows anyone to participate in Jupiter imaging, using a camera aboard the Juno satellite now orbiting Jupiter. Backyard astronomers can taken & upload photos to the "planning" portion of the project; anyone can then go to the JunoCam online portal and vote on which areas of the planet will receive high-grade imaging during each perijove (closest approach each orbit). Anyone can also download the raw images for their own use.

A general article describing the project: http://gizmodo.com/nasas-juno-mission-h ... 1790118212

Link to Juno mission open discussion of areas for imaging: https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam/discussion

Link to the voting portal for imaging: https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam/voting

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