Jovian System

Jovian System Components[]

Jupiter - The largest and earliest formed planet in the Solar System, contains over twice as much material as the rest of the solar system combined. Influenced the formation of the other bodies in the solar system greatly. Second brightest planet in the sky and named after the king of the gods. Has four large moons and dozens of smaller ones. Upper atmosphere composed of liquid hydrogen and helium, may have a small rocky core and no solid surface. Has banded cloud features and giant long lasting storms such as the Great Red Spot. Has a powerful magnetic field. Visited by many spacecraft, orbited by Galileo. Juno probe is en route to the planet.
Metis - Small shepherd moon of Jupiter.
Adrastea - Small shepherd moon of Jupiter.
Amalthea - Ss:Amalthea
Thebe - Ss:Thebe
Io - Jupiter's volcanic moon.
Europa - Smooth and bright moon of Jupiter. Its surface is covered with linear grooves, possibly cracks in a frozen ocean. One of most likely places to find life outside of Earth.
Ganymede - Largest moon of Jupiter and in the solar system. Larger than the planet Mercury, though not as massive. Only moon known to generate its own magnetic field. Only body other than Earth known to have plate tectonics.
Callisto - Furthest of Jupiter's major moons, Callisto is a dead world unlike its siblings. It is considered the most heavily cratered surface in the solar system and therefor has the oldest surface.
Themisto - Ss:Themisto
Leda - Ss:Leda
Himalia - Ss:Himalia
Lysithea - Ss:Lysithea
Elara - Ss:Elara
Carpo - Ss:Carpo
S/2003 J 12 - Ss:S/2003 J 12
Euporie - Ss:Euporie
S/2003 J 3 - Ss:S/2003 J 3
S/2003 J 18 - Ss:S/2003 J 18
S/2010 J 2 - Ss:S/2010 J 2
Thelxinoe - Ss:Thelxinoe
Euanthe - Ss:Euanthe
Helike - Ss:Helike
Orthosie - Ss:Orthosie
Iocaste - Ss:Iocaste
S/2003 J 16 - Ss:S/2003 J 16
Praxidike - Ss:Praxidike
Harpalyke - Ss:Harpalyke
Mneme - Ss:Mneme
Hermippe - Ss:Hermippe
Thyone - Ss:Thyone
Ananke - Ss:Ananke
Herse - Ss:Herse
Aitne - Ss:Aitne
Kale - Ss:Kale
Taygete - Ss:Taygete
S/2003 J 19 - Ss:S/2003 J 19
Chaldene - Ss:Chaldene
S/2003 J 15 - Ss:S/2003 J 15
S/2003 J 10 - Ss:S/2003 J 10
S/2003 J 23 - Ss:S/2003 J 23
Erinome - Ss:Erinome
Aoede - Ss:Aoede
Kallichore - Ss:Kallichore
Kalyke - Ss:Kalyke
Carme - Ss:Carme
Callirrhoe - Ss:Callirrhoe
Eurydome - Ss:Eurydome
Pasithee - Ss:Pasithee
S/2010 J 1 - Ss:S/2010 J 1
Kore - Ss:Kore
Cyllene - Ss:Cyllene
Eukelade - Ss:Eukelade
S/2003 J 4 - Ss:S/2003 J 4
Pasiphaë - Ss:Pasiphaë
Hegemone - Ss:Hegemone
Arche - Ss:Arche
Isonoe - Ss:Isonoe
S/2003 J 9 - Ss:S/2003 J 9
S/2003 J 5 - Ss:S/2003 J 5
Sinope - Ss:Sinope
Sponde - Ss:Sponde
Autonoe - Ss:Autonoe
Megaclite - Ss:Megaclite
S/2003 J 2 - Ss:S/2003 J 2

Jovian System Web Pages[]

New Horizons Web Site - Contains information about New Horizon's Jupiter flyby
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Jovian System In The News[]

New Horizons Flyby Images Received (Apr-May 2007)[]

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