The probe features the largest solar array sent to deep space
ESA approved the JUICE mission in 2012 as part of its Cosmic Vision science program. Airbus Defence and Space built the probe, which features an 8.2-foot-long (2.5-meter) high gain antenna and 10 solar panels. When unfurled, the solar panels will total 915 square feet (85 square meters) in size, making it the largest array to ever be deployed for an interplanetary mission, according to ESA. The panels, even when so far from the Sun, will power the probe and its instruments with 850 Watts of power.
