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AS IT IS 2016-07-15 NASA Juno Spacecraft Sends First Photos of Jupiter 木星探测船朱诺传送第一张照片

This is What’s Trending Today.

Juno is the name of the spacecraft made by NASA that is now orbiting Jupiter after a five-year journey.

NASA recently activated¹ Juno’s solar-powered camera to send images of Jupiter back to Earth.

NASA posted the first of what is expected to be many images of the solar system’s largest planet earlier this week on Facebook.

And people have been sharing and liking² these photos. Others leave comments on NASA’s page about Juno.

Chrissa Hanna explained how Juno got its name. It honors the story of Jupiter and Juno in Roman mythology³.

Jupiter was the most powerful god. He was married to Juno. But he had other lovers: Io, Callisto, Europa, and Ganymede. Those are the names of Jupiter’s moons.

In Roman mythology, Juno went to investigate Jupiter. Just like what NASA is doing now.

NASA thinks Jupiter is the oldest planet in the solar system. One of its goals is to see what lies beneath the swirling⁴ clouds that surround Jupiter. And Juno should be able to answer some questions about how Jupiter formed.

The first photo shows Jupiter on the left, partly in shadow. Three moons can also be seen. One is Io, another is Europa and the third is Ganymede.

The photo was taken 2.7 million miles away from Jupiter. NASA promises better, higher-resolution images on August 27 when the spacecraft moves closer to Jupiter.

And that’s What’s Trending Today.

Words in This Story

resolution – n. the ability of a device to show an image clearly and with a lot of detail

solar – adj. of or relating to the sun; powered by the sun’s light

swirling – adj. something that moves in circles

mythology – n. the legends or beliefs of a particular group or culture

1 activated   

adj. 激活的 动词activate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The canister is filled with activated charcoal.蒸气回收罐中充满了活性炭。

2 liking   

n.爱好；嗜好；喜欢

参考例句：

• The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
• I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。

3 mythology   

n.神话，神话学，神话集

参考例句：

• In Greek mythology,Zeus was the ruler of Gods and men.在希腊神话中，宙斯是众神和人类的统治者。
• He is the hero of Greek mythology.他是希腊民间传说中的英雄。

4 swirling   

v.旋转，打旋( swirl的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Snowflakes were swirling in the air. 天空飘洒着雪花。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass. 她微笑着，旋动着杯子里的葡萄酒。 来自辞典例句