Posts Tagged ‘jupiter’

Ganymede, The Largest Moon In Our Solar System

Ganymede

Ganymede - The Largest Moon in the Solar System

Did you know that the largest moon in our Solar System orbits the largest planet in our Solar System?  Ganymede, a moon orbiting Jupiter wins the prize as the largest moon in our Solar System.

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Clouds of Jupiter Made of Hydrogen and Helium

Clouds on Jupiter

The Great Red Spot

The first thing you see when you look at the atmosphere of Jupiter is the bands of dark and light clouds as well as swirls, waves and oval spots.  The patterns are mezmerizing!  So what causes this complex mixture of colors and shapes?

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