moons of jupiter
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Mysterious Moon Photobombs Jupiter’s Great Red Spot in Latest Juno Image
Oh, there it is. Jupiter’s unassuming moon Amalthea was spotted in two recent images captured by NASA’s Juno probe. During its 59th close flyby of Jupiter on March 7, the Juno spacecraft captured its usual stunning views of the giant planet’s swirling winds and colorful belts. The new photos offered an unexpected treat: a rare…
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Yeah, That’s a Freakin’ Lava Lake on a Moon
Two recent flybys of Jupiter’s moon Io by NASA’s Juno spacecraft revealed a couple of stunning surprises: a remarkably steep mountain and islands in the middle of a burbling lava lake. The new findings were announced yesterday by Scott Bolton, the principal investigator of the Juno mission, at the European Geophysical Union’s General Assembly. “Io…
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Double Plumes Spotted on Jupiter’s Cantankerous Volcanic Moon
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured new images of Jupiter’s moon Io during its latest flyby, coming within an eerily close distance of the most volcanically active world in the solar system for a second time in less than two months. The close encounter also shows what appears to be a pair of plumes erupting from the…
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Jupiter’s Giant Face Looks Super Unhappy About Something
NASA’s Juno mission captured this enormous ‘frown’ on the gas giant.