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In February, on the closest approach, NASA's Juno spacecraft was within 930 miles of the closest moon Io's surface. Since then, Juno's orbit has been shrinking, bringing the mission closer to Jupiter and away from the circling Galilean moons. Io and Juno have parted ways, and Juno is now snuggling down into tighter orbits around her Jupiter.
By Dr. Pamela Gay, Erik Madaus, Ally Pelphrey4.3
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In February, on the closest approach, NASA's Juno spacecraft was within 930 miles of the closest moon Io's surface. Since then, Juno's orbit has been shrinking, bringing the mission closer to Jupiter and away from the circling Galilean moons. Io and Juno have parted ways, and Juno is now snuggling down into tighter orbits around her Jupiter.

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