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ESA's JUICE spacecraft makes close flyby over Indian Ocean

Original: Heads up (especially if you’re currently on a ship in the Indian Ocean). ESA’s JUICE mission to Jupiter & its icy moons

The European Space Agency's JUICE mission, bound for Jupiter and its icy moons, passed at less than 10,000 km overhead around 13:45 CEST during its second Earth gravity assist, prompting a heads-up to ships in the Indian Ocean beneath its flight path. The spacecraft will return for one final Earth slingshot in 2029 before heading to the outer solar system.

Why now: A rare close pass of a Jupiter-bound spacecraft over a populated ocean region is underway, and space watchers are flagging the timing and visibility.

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• Heads up (especially if you’re currently on a ship in the Indian Ocean). ESA’s JUICE mission to Jupiter & its icy moons is flying at less than 10,00km overhead right now, at 13:45 CEST, on its second Earth gravity assist. It’ll be back here again in 2029 on its last slingshot… · markmccaughrean · 17

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