Repurpose Juno Orbiter to study 3I/Atlas


Repurpose Juno Orbiter to study 3I/Atlas
The Issue
3I/Atlas is the most unusual object ever detected in our solar system. It entered from distant interstellar space, leaves no trail, emits its own light sources, changes trajectory automatically, could possibly approach Mars or Earth, and is a HUGE object, between a 0.3 and 5km diameter. Another one of these objects is only projected to enter our solar system in more than 10,000 years. If we do not intercept it now, there may not be another chance. I believe NASA’s Jupiter orbiter and surveyor, Juno, should be repurposed to intercept 3I/Atlas at perihelion, and study and take images of the object using JunoCam. The mission has already been a success, propellant remains in the probe, roughly 1300 m/s of delta-velocity. If the probe can not intercept 3I/atlas, it can atleast get close, and valuable scientific data will be gained from this if it is an artificial object or not (aliens!)
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The Issue
3I/Atlas is the most unusual object ever detected in our solar system. It entered from distant interstellar space, leaves no trail, emits its own light sources, changes trajectory automatically, could possibly approach Mars or Earth, and is a HUGE object, between a 0.3 and 5km diameter. Another one of these objects is only projected to enter our solar system in more than 10,000 years. If we do not intercept it now, there may not be another chance. I believe NASA’s Jupiter orbiter and surveyor, Juno, should be repurposed to intercept 3I/Atlas at perihelion, and study and take images of the object using JunoCam. The mission has already been a success, propellant remains in the probe, roughly 1300 m/s of delta-velocity. If the probe can not intercept 3I/atlas, it can atleast get close, and valuable scientific data will be gained from this if it is an artificial object or not (aliens!)
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Petition created on September 14, 2025



