Laser Altimeter Among Instruments to Help Explore Jupiter’s Moons
JENA, Germany, April 11, 2023 — The European Space Agency (ESA) is set to launch its Jupiter Icy Moons Explore (JUICE) mission this week, which aims to explore Jupiter and its moons. On board the spacecraft will be the GALA measuring instrument, which will use laser pulses to measure the surface of the Earth-like moon Ganymede. Including GALA, the JUICE space probe carries 10 distinct scientific instruments. Along with a radar sounder, RIME, GALA will be used to explore the surface and subsurface of the moons at