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The Lucy mission will explore asteroids that share an orbit with Jupiter, but the spacecraft won't visit the giant planet itself. However, on Oct. 16 – the very same day that Lucy is slated for launch – our Juno spacecraft will make another of its close passes low over Jupiter's cloud tops. At closest approach, Juno will zoom within just 2,000 miles (about 3,000 kilometers), at speeds of 130,500 mph (210,000 kilometers per hour) relative to the planet! You can follow its current position at sola