The European Space Agency released a short film composed of footage captured by the Juice probe during its September flyby of Earth. The probe recorded the planet from various angles, showing the Earth as a crescent, a nearly full disk, and finally as it receded into the distance.
The images were captured using two monitoring cameras, JMC1 and JMC2, which have a resolution of 1024 by 1024 pixels. These cameras are primarily intended for monitoring the status of the spacecraft's deployable booms and antennas, though they also recorded the Earth and the Moon during the maneuver.
The final frames were taken on September 29 as the probe moved away from Earth. Juice is currently on a mission to reach the Jupiter system by 2031. Upon arrival, it will study the gas giant and its icy moons, including Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa, to investigate their internal structures and subsurface oceans.
For scientific observations, the probe is equipped with a separate high-resolution camera. This instrument will be utilized during future gravity-assist maneuvers near Earth, the Moon, and Venus, as well as for detailed research into the magnetic, radiation, and plasma environments surrounding Jupiter.
