Hubble Catches Jupiter's Largest Moon Going to the Dark Side
NASA
Hubble Space Telescope
Dec. 20, 2008
This article has some interesting information about Jupiter, the Hubble, and Ganymede (Jupiter's largest moon). Due to Jupiter's huge size you can only see part of its southern hemisphere. Ganymede is larger than Mercury, but looks like a pebble next to the massive Jupiter. You can see Jupiter's red spot which is a storm that has been blowing for more than 300 years, it is twice the size of Earth. You can also see some clouds and their shape. Ganymede has a 7 day revolution and travels around the giant. It is made of rock and ice and is the biggest moon in our solar system (even though it looks like a marble next to Jupiter).
This article was great for my project and it is amazing how sharp the planets are even though they are so far away. I wonder which gases make up Jupiter's atmosphere, it says they know a few because light reflected off of Ganymede can show different gases. This is full of facts needed for my project and an overall interesting piece of information. I wonder how the Hubble telescope works. Anyhow this was a great article.
Bibliography
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). "Hubble Catches Jupiter's Largest Moon Going To The 'Dark Side'." ScienceDaily, 20 Dec. 2008. Web. 25 Jan. 2012.
NASA
Hubble Space Telescope
Dec. 20, 2008
This article has some interesting information about Jupiter, the Hubble, and Ganymede (Jupiter's largest moon). Due to Jupiter's huge size you can only see part of its southern hemisphere. Ganymede is larger than Mercury, but looks like a pebble next to the massive Jupiter. You can see Jupiter's red spot which is a storm that has been blowing for more than 300 years, it is twice the size of Earth. You can also see some clouds and their shape. Ganymede has a 7 day revolution and travels around the giant. It is made of rock and ice and is the biggest moon in our solar system (even though it looks like a marble next to Jupiter).
This article was great for my project and it is amazing how sharp the planets are even though they are so far away. I wonder which gases make up Jupiter's atmosphere, it says they know a few because light reflected off of Ganymede can show different gases. This is full of facts needed for my project and an overall interesting piece of information. I wonder how the Hubble telescope works. Anyhow this was a great article.
Bibliography
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). "Hubble Catches Jupiter's Largest Moon Going To The 'Dark Side'." ScienceDaily, 20 Dec. 2008. Web. 25 Jan. 2012.
