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JUICE To Jupiter: The Ultimate Guide To 2023’s Most Exciting New Space Mission That’s About To Blast-Off
Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Icy moon Ganymede—which JUICE will orbit—appears as a gray, mottled orb crossing the face of Jupiter ... [+] in this image ...
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In Photos: See The Extraordinary New Close-Ups Of The ‘King Of Planets’ As NASA’s Juno Mission Completes 50th Orbit
Jupiter and its largest moon Ganymede (top left) as seen by NASA’s Juno spacecraft on April 8, 2023 ... [+] during its 50th orbit of the giant planet. Processing by citizen scientist Kevin M.
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The large moons of Jupiter (Galilean moons)
There are currently 92 moons known to orbit Jupiter. The four largest – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – were discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610 when he pointed the first astronomical telescope ...
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The GALA altimeter
While JUICE is in orbit around Ganymede at an altitude of 500 kilometres ... with information on the geologic and tectonic processes that shaped Ganymede’s surface. The moon is characterised by unique ...