DIX Planetary Science Seminar

Juno is a very successful, ongoing mission at Jupiter. The orbiting spacecraft has told us about a possible dilution of the "core" (defined as a central enrichment of heavy elements), the nature of the magnetic field, the likely depth of the East-West winds, the unexpected complexity of the atmospheric dynamics and many other things such as the eye-catching, swirling cloud patterns. I will attempt to place this mission in the context of our current understanding of how Jupiter formed and evolved but also highlight the surprising nature of some of the results, a key measure of success in planetary exploration and an affirmation of the importance of going there.