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The Jovian Planets

The Jovian Planets. Jupiter. The Great Red Spot. Animation. Jupiter’s Rings. Aurora and the Io Flux Tube. Io Torus. Jupiter and SL-9 July, 1994. Interior of Jupiter. Metis. Amalthea. Moons of Jupiter. The Galilean Satellites. Io. Active Volcanoes. Europa. Ganymede.

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The Jovian Planets

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  1. The Jovian Planets

  2. Jupiter

  3. The Great Red Spot Animation

  4. Jupiter’s Rings

  5. Aurora and the Io Flux Tube

  6. Io Torus

  7. Jupiter and SL-9July, 1994

  8. Interior of Jupiter

  9. Metis Amalthea Moons of Jupiter

  10. The Galilean Satellites

  11. Io

  12. Active Volcanoes

  13. Europa

  14. Ganymede

  15. Grooves and Ridges Voyager Photo Galileo Photo

  16. Callisto

  17. Another SL9?

  18. Saturn

  19. Galileo’s sketches, 1616 Thin Rings

  20. Changing ring aspect

  21. The Roche Surface • Gravitational boundary • Bodies of substantial size can’t be inside the Roche lobe of a planet • Tidal forces would destroy it • Origin of the Rings • Original moon of Saturn that came within the Roche lobe • Debris within the Roche lobe that could not form a moon

  22. Mimas Gravitational Resonance Saturn Hypothetical ring particle

  23. movie

  24. The F Ring Shepherd Satellites

  25. Interior Comparison

  26. Cassini Approach Link

  27. Back-lit Rings - Cassini

  28. Mimas Rhea Iapetus

  29. Titan

  30. Uranus

  31. Uranus, Moons, and Rings

  32. The Interior of Uranus Molecular Hydrogen gas Water? Rock?

  33. New Moons and Rings

  34. Miranda

  35. Neptune

  36. Great Dark Spot

  37. Neptune’s Rings

  38. Triton

  39. Pluto

  40. Pluto’s Interior

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