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Why NASA's Juno probe is built like an armoured tank

NASA’s probe Juno arrives at Jupiter on 4th July, where it will execute a daring loop-the-loop in order to get closer to the giant planet than any other spacecraft in history. Juno is constructed like an armoured tank, because Jupiter is surrounded by a belt of very intense radiation that can quickly fry most spacecraft electronics. Dr Adam Rutherford talks to the man in charge - Dr Scott Bolton.

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Inside Science, 30 June 2016.

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