Million-Fold Increase in the Power of ‘Chorus Waves’ Near Jupiter’s Moons
The planet Jupiter has a very strong magnetic field which forms the largest object in the solar physics. Observations of Jupiter’s magnetosphere in the 1990s…
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Jupiter’s Ganymede: A Moon Like No Other
Far across the solar system, where Earth appears merely as a pale blue dot, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft spent eight years orbiting Jupiter. During that time,…
Galileo Provides New Insights About Ganymede’s Environment
Far across the solar system, from where Earth appears merely as a pale blue dot, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft spent eight years orbiting Jupiter. During that…
Hubble Reveals Underground Ocean on Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede
By watching the rocking motion of the two aurorae, astronomers have determined that a large amount of saltwater exists beneath Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. NASA’s Hubble…
Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede May Have Oceans and Ice Stacked Up in Multiple Layers
New research based on laboratory experiments shows that Jupiter’s moon Ganymede may have oceans and ice stacked up in multiple layers like a club sandwich….
Scientists Produce Geologic Map of Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede
Using data from NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft and Galileo orbiter, scientists have produced the first global geologic map of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. More…