The largest moon in the Solar System, Ganymede. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS)
Hitekno.com – NASA recently showcased its massive success while exploring space. First in history, NASA’s spacecraft, Juno successfully photographed The largest moon in the Solar System that is Ganymede.
This Ganymede portrait was taken when Juno was within 1,038 kilometers of this massive Moon. Not wasting this opportunity, this NASA spacecraft immediately took a photo of Ganymede.
Reporting from the official NASA website, Juno’s great achievement broke the previous record set by the Galileo spacecraft in 2000. At that time, Galileo became the first spacecraft to come close to this huge Moon.
The moment Juno successfully approached Ganymede is clearly illustrated in two photos that clearly show the planet’s natural satellite crater Jupiter this.
Another photo shows the tectonic faults and texture of the Moon and the far side of Ganymede opposite the Sun. Then the dark side of the gripping dark side of the largest Moon in the Solar System appears.
Ganymede is known as one of the 79 moons that orbit the planet Jupiter. The discovery of Ganymede occurred in 1610 by the Italian astronomer, Galileo Galilei. In his first discovery, Galileo Galilei also discovered three other large moons.
Doing a good job of researching Jupiter, Juno, which was launched on August 5, 2011 then just landed on Jupiter on July 5, 2016.
After successfully approaching Ganymede in a super close distance, the spacecraft is scheduled to pass Europa and three other moons that circle Jupiter.
Since being uploaded by NASA, this photo of the largest Moon in the Solar System, Ganymede has become a major research material for scientists to know more about the planet Jupiter.
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