ESA

JUICE

ESA's mission to explore Jupiter and three of its largest icy moons.

STATUS

ACTIVE

AGENCY

ESA

MISSION TYPE

Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer

TARGET

Jupiter / Ganymede / Europa / Callisto

LAUNCH

14 April 2023

ARRIVAL / RETURN

2031

MISSION OVERVIEW

About the mission

JUICE — Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer — will investigate Jupiter and the moons Ganymede, Callisto and Europa, with special emphasis on whether these ocean worlds could provide environments suitable for life.

OBJECTIVES

What is it trying to achieve?

01Study Ganymede in detail.

02Investigate Europa and Callisto.

03Study Jupiter's atmosphere and magnetic environment.

04Explore possible subsurface oceans.