Chapter 9 Life on Jovian Moons

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Chapter 9
Life on Jovian Moons
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Moon and Jupiter as seen from Weikersheim, Germany
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Notes made by Galileo in 1610 showing positions
of Galilean satellites orbiting Jupiter
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Io and Jupiter
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Galilean satellites of Jupiter
Densities of these satellites Io 3.53 g/cm3
Europa 3.17 g/cm3
Ganymede 1.99 g/cm3 Callisto
1.76 g/cm3
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Orbital resonances
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Io 3.53 g/cm3
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Europa 3.17 g/cm3
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Europa
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Exploration of the ocean on Europa
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Broken blocks of ice on Europa
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Ganymede 1.99 g/cm3
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Artists view of Cassini spacecraft entering the
Saturnian system
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Titan as viewed with different wavelengths of
light
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Titan 1.37 g/cm3
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View from Huygens at 8 km altitude
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View from Huygens spacecraft on the surface of
Titan
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