Jupiter is the planet with the strongest gravity in our solar system.. and we wanted to experience what it would be like ...
However, since Amalthea takes less than half a day to orbit Jupiter, its temperature could be due to tidal stresses caused by Jupiter’s gravity, which creates a lot of friction and heat within it.
The planet's fast spin on its axis means that one Jupiter day lasts less than 10 Earth hours, and it sparks electrical currents that may drive the planet's intense and massive magnetic field ...
Hueso is the lead author on a new paper published this week in the journal Nature. Since one day on Jupiter—one rotation—takes 10 hours, JWST’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) took four images ...