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Some of the satellites move in the same direction as Jupiter’s rotation, for example, Leda, Himalia, Lysithea, and Elara, while others move against the direction of rotation, for example, Ananke, Carme, Pasiphae, and Sinope.
Jupiter’s ring sstem
Until Voyager 1 approached Jupiter, no one knew
for certain that the planet had a ring system orbiting around it. We now know that the ring system is made up of billions of dust-sized particles that show up because of the way they scatter sunlight, producing a kind of halo effect.
It is likely that the particles of the ring are produced by meteoroids crashing on the surface of Io, scattering debris into space, and also possibly by particles ejected from Io’s volcanoes.
comet A small object, often described as being like a dirty snowball, that appears to be very bright in the night sky and has a long tail when it approaches the Sun.
density A measure of the amount of matter in a space.
gravity The force of attraction between bodies.
mass The amount of matter in an object.
meteoroid A small body moving in the solar system that becomes a meteor if it enters the Earth’s atmosphere.
rotation Spinning around an axis. sphere A ball-shaped object.
volcano A mound or mountain that is formed from ash or lava.
Gossamer rings
Amalthea
Halo Main ring
Adrastea
Metis
Thebe
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