Composite Image Of Jupiter And Its Galilean Moons
by Science Photo Library
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Composite Image Of Jupiter And Its Galilean Moons
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Science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Jupiter and moons. Composite image of the planet Jupiter with its four Galilean moons, superimposed on a starfield. Anticlockwise, from lower left, the moons are Europa, Callisto, Ganymede, and Io (appearing closest to Jupiter). These moons are the largest of at least 16 natural satellites of Jupiter. They are so big that if they orbited the Sun they would be considered planets in their own right: Ganymede is larger than Mercury. They were discovered by the Italian astronomer Galileo in 1610 using one of the first telescopes. Jupiter is mostly made of hydrogen and helium gas, but its moons mostly consist of ice and rock.
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September 12th, 2018
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