July 13, 2025
Jupiter currently has 95 moons that orbit the planet, the largest of which is Ganymede. Ganymede is larger than the planet Mercury and has its own magnetic field. Several spacecraft have flown by this moon including both Voyageur missions, the Galileo spacecraft, and Juno which is currently in orbit around Jupiter.
This image of Ganymede was taken in 2021 by the Juno spacecraft. It is one of the most recent images of this moon that was taken by a spacecraft. It shows us a “true-color” view of the moon. So, if we were to ever visit Ganymede ourselves, this is what it would look like!
Image courtesy of NASA.
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