3 Figurine of LEGO Ride Juno to Jupiter

Galileo Galilei, two Roman gods, namely Jupiter and his wife, Juno. All three white statues of LEGO almost 4 inches tall shaped like the three characters are brought Juno spacecraft to Jupiter when the spacecraft gliding on Friday, August 5, 2011.

Three figurine is part of the educational programs and cooperation developed in partnership between NASA and the LEGO Group to inspire children to explore science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. In Greek and Roman mythology, Jupiter interesting cloud cover around it to hide and cover up naughty. From Mount Olympus, Juno can peek through the clouds and reveal the identity of her husband. Juno holds a magnifying glass, which symbolizes the quest for truth, while her husband holds the lightning. LEGO third crew member was Galileo Galilei, the scientist who discovered a number of important discoveries about Jupiter, including the four largest satellites of Jupiter and named as the Galilean moons in his honor. On the way to the planet, Galileo took a miniature telescope. Like a Roman goddess who can see through the black clouds, the Juno spacecraft mission for U.S. $ 1.1 billion is also expected to see what is behind the thick clouds covering the gas giant planets for the first time. Instruments that brought color camera will capture color Juno Jupiter's clouds are close-ups to form the image of the actual planet. *** [NASA | TJANDRA DEWI | KORAN TEMPO 3614]