Asteroid twice the size of Chicago spun Jupiter's moon around, made gravity anomaly
A massive asteroid with a surface area approximately twice the size of the Chicago metropolitan area impacted Ganymede, the ...
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The GALA altimeter
When conducting measurements, GALA sends short laser pulses down to the surface of the icy moon currently under investigation, Europa, Ganymede or Callisto. At the surface, the pulses are reflected ...
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Phases of the Moon
Ganymede, and Callisto. The Moon is non-luminous, meaning that it does not produce light. We see the Moon because it reflects light from the Sun, and half of the Moon’s surface is always ...
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Jupiter's moon Ganymede is generating 'killer' electromagnetic waves that could damage spacecraft
Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede is generating "killer" waves of electrons that astronomers say could damage spacecraft going on future missions. These electromagnetic waves can be found all around ...