| Jupiter and its Northern Frontier: Exploring the Gas Giant System with the Juno Mission
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Jupiter and its Northern Frontier: Exploring the Gas Giant System with the Juno Mission
Convener: Dustin Buccino | Co-conveners: Masafumi ImaiECSECS, Stavros Kotsiaros, Maria SmirnovaECSECS, Scott Bolton

Last July marked 10 years of Juno orbiting Jupiter. Since entering orbit on July 4, 2016, Juno has completed over 90 orbits of Jupiter. Juno’s polar, elliptical orbit brings it close to Jupiter approximately once a month. Each time, the orbit’s periapsis location precesses northward. This has enabled flybys of the Galilean moons, inner ring moons and Jupiter’s rings. Currently, the periapsis location is above the north polar vortex allowing for unprecedented views of Jupiter's north pole cyclones and powerful auroras. The apoapsis takes Juno far away from the planet, allowing for detailed observations of the magnetosphere and bow-shock crossings into the solar wind. This session welcomes the full range of results from Juno and other Earth-based observations, including modeling studies, laboratory measurements, and other relevant topics for past, current and upcoming missions to the Jovian system.