radiometer
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The findings come from Juno's microwave radiometer, an instrument that has been studying Jupiter's atmosphere since the spacecraft entered orbit around the giant planet in 2016.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026
Britain also supplied the radiometer, from Thales Alenia Space UK, and the imager, from Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
From BBC ● May 28, 2024
The instrument, a mini microwave radiometer, can measure heat and light emanating from oxygen and water vapor in the air.
From The Verge ● Jun. 10, 2022
Juno is equipped with a microwave radiometer, a device that tunes in to Jupiter’s microwave transmissions at six distinct frequencies, each value corresponding to a different depth.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 28, 2021
The moving part of the radiometer is a small horizontal wheel, to the ends of whose arms are fastened vertical vanes, usually of mica, and blackened on one side.
From Scientific Culture, and Other Essays Second Edition; with Additions by Josiah Parsons Cooke
