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NASA's Juno to get a close look at Jupiter's moon Ganymede

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I can't help but chuckle at the mythical reference.

Ganymede was a beautiful mortal whom Zeus (Jupiter) abducted (the other Galilean moons are also Zeus loves).

Now Juno, Zeus' wife, is getting there "to get a close look at" him :)

That's 100% intentional.

    Juno's name comes from Greek and Roman mythology. The god
    Jupiter drew a veil of clouds around himself to hide his 
    mischief, and his wife, the goddess Juno, was able to peer 
    through the clouds and reveal Jupiter's true nature.

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/news/juno20110805.ht...

Juno's Microwave Radiometer "will provide the first in-depth investigation of how the composition and structure of the ice varies with depth, leading to a better understanding of how the ice shell forms and the ongoing processes that resurface the ice over time."

The flyby is Monday, but when will we get to see photos?

Always had a soft spot for Ganymede, after playing the video game "Target Earth" back before the turn of the century cough.

It's also one of the rare places in the solar system humans could conceivably build a colony, after the Moon and Mars. The Expanse series tackles that idea.

Reminds me of a Java IDE

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