Amazing Pic Shows Jupiter's Moon Ganymede's Shadow On The Gas Giant
The Juno spacecraft's mission is to Jupiter, its atmosphere, moons, and auroras. It has been in orbit since 2016 and received an extension of the mission to keep it working till 2025 or until the end of its life, depending on whichever comes first
NASA's Juno spacecraft recently captured a mind-blowing image of Ganymede, Jupiter's moon casting a shadow on the planet.
The gas giant has numerous moons, but Ganymede is significantly large - as evident in its ability to cast a shadow on the planet - which is also the largest in our solar system.
The image was captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft last month and shared by Kevin Gill, a citizen scientist who regularly posts processed space images.
Jupiter shadow by Ganymede | Kevin Gill/NASA/Juno
Juno's goal: To study Jupiter
The Juno spacecraft's mission is to Jupiter, its atmosphere, moons, and auroras. It has been in orbit since 2016 and received an extension of the mission to keep it working till 2025 or until the end of its life, depending on whichever comes first.
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Since then, the spacecraft has shared some riveting images of the gas giant and its giant storms. While NASA keeps sharing the raw images, the images deliver perfectly after some processing.
A second shot of the shadow of moon Ganymede on Jupiter as @NASAJuno departs Perijove 40https://t.co/k1BTQi7ZE1 pic.twitter.com/tZNC9wPy6W
¡ª Kevin M. Gill (@kevinmgill) March 8, 2022
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Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, and Ganymede is its largest moon. In terms of size, it is trailed by Saturn and Uranus. Our home planet, Earth, is the fifth-largest planet in the solar system by surface area.
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The gas giant has no surface, just hot steamy gases packed into a giant size ball. If humans ever tried to land on Jupiter, they'd die under the immense pressure and with no surface to land on. Jupiter has about 53 named moons and 26 that still haven't been named. Scientists now think Jupiter has 79 moons.
With the Juno mission, scientists hope to find more details about the elusive giant ball of gas and its moons. What do you think about this stunning image? Let us know in the comments below.
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